Maryanaj

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Maryanaj
مريانج
City
Alvand Mountain overlooking Maryanaj
Alvand Mountain overlooking Maryanaj
Maryanaj is located in Iran
Maryanaj
Maryanaj
Coordinates: 34°49′52″N 48°27′33″E / 34.83111°N 48.45917°E / 34.83111; 48.45917Coordinates: 34°49′52″N 48°27′33″E / 34.83111°N 48.45917°E / 34.83111; 48.45917
Country Iran
ProvinceHamadan
CountyHamadan
BakhshCentral
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total10,848 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Maryanaj (Persian: مريانج, also Romanized as Maryānaj; also known as Marjān and Marjāna)[2] is a city in the Central District of Hamadan County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 9,442, in 2,518 families.[3]

Name[]

The name Maryānaj is derived from Middle Persian *margānag, from Old Persian *margā- plus the suffix -ānag; it is related to the Middle Persian mlw' (vocalized /marw/) and Parthian mrg (vocalized /marγ‬‬/), both meaning "prairie", and to the Avestan marəγa and Modern Persian مرغ (marğ), both meaning "plant".[4]

In the dialect of Hamadan, the name is pronounced Maryāneh (مریانه), a form influenced by Middle Persian; in the local dialect of Maryanaj itself, the name is pronounced Margāneh (مرگانه), an older form influenced by Northwestern Middle Iranian languages.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
  2. ^ Maryanaj can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3074206" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
  4. ^ a b Ahadian, M. Mahdi (2010). "Morphological Survey of Hamedan's Toponyms". Linguistics Society of Iran. 6 (12): 129–148. Retrieved 5 May 2020.


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