Pasikhan

For the administrative subdivision, see Pasikhan Rural District. For the village in Shaft County, see Pasikhan, Shaft.

Pasikhan (Persian: پسيخان, also Romanized as Pasīkhān)^[1] is a village in Pasikhan Rural District, in the Central District of Rasht County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 609, in 137 families.^[2]

Pasikhan پسيخان
village
Pasikhan
Coordinates: 37°14′46″N 49°28′29″E
Country	Iran
Province	Gilan
County	Rasht
Bakhsh	Central
Rural District	Pasikhan
Population  (2006)
• Total	609
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Pasikhan is the attested birthplace of cleric and prophet Mahmoud Pasikhani, the founder of the Nuqtavi movement.

Pasikhan is likewise known in recent years for its iconic Pashikan Dam.

References

• Iran portal

1. Pasikhan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3078026" 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 2011-09-20.