Yush, Mazandaran

Yush

یوش
Yush یوش
village
	Tomb of Nima Yushij in Yush
	Yush
	Coordinates: 36°11′31″N 51°43′25″E / 36.19194°N 51.72361°ECoordinates: 36°11′31″N 51°43′25″E / 36.19194°N 51.72361°E
Country	Iran
Province	Mazandaran
County	Nur
Bakhsh	Baladeh
Rural District	Sheykh Fazlolah-e Nuri
Population (2006)
• Total	154
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Yush (Persian: یوش, also Romanized as Yūsh)^[1] is a village in Sheykh Fazlolah-e Nuri Rural District, Baladeh District, Nur County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 154, in 57 families.^[2]

Yush lies in the Alborz Mountains and is known as the birthplace of Nima Yooshij, an influential contemporary poet and the father of the new-era poem in Iran.

On 28 May 2004 at 17:08 local time (12:38 UTC), it was the epicentre of the 6.3 M_w  Mazandaran-Qazvin earthquake, which left 35 dead and 400 injured.

References[]

^ Yush can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3088697" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.

External links[]

Emergency Field Assessment Mazandaran Earthquake May 30–31 – Natural Disaster Taskforce

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[1] Yush can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3088697" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

[2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.

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