Dowdej, Shiraz
Dowdej
Persian: دودج | |
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Village | |
  Dowdej | |
| Coordinates: 29°32′26″N 52°58′32″E / 29.54056°N 52.97556°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Fars |
| County | Shiraz |
| District | Darian |
| Rural District | Darian |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,143 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Dowdej (Persian: دودج)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Darian Rural District in Darian District of Shiraz County, Fars province, Iran.[4] The rural district was previously administered from the city of Darian.[5]
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,480 in 355 households, when it was in the Central District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,338 people in 383 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,143 people in 374 households.[2]
History
[edit]According to Abdolmajid Arfaee, Dūdej is the same as the place called Dutaš mentioned in the Persepolis Administrative Archives of Darius I.[8] It is closely associated in the Persepolis tablets with the place called Uranduš, which Arfaee suggests may have been near present-day Dariyan.[8]
In 2024, the rural district was separated from the Central District in the formation of Darian District.[4]
See also
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Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 February 2025). "Dowdej, Shiraz County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Fars Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Dowdej can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3061781" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ a b Aref, Mohammad Reza (6 October 2024) [Approved 27 April 1403]. Approval regarding the national divisions in the Central District of Shiraz County. sdil.ac.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Proposal 13853; Notification 77918/T61215AH. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025 – via Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute.
- ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2017) [Approved 4 October 1366]. Creation and formation of 20 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Shiraz County under Fars province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 53.1.11808; Notification 117950/T918. Archived from the original on 30 January 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
- ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Fars Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Fars Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
- ^ a b Arfaee, Abdolmajid (2008). The Geographical Background of the Persepolis Tablets. Chicago: University of Chicago. pp. 23, 35, 68.
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