Abshineh

For the village in Isfahan province, see Ashineh.

Abshineh (Persian: ابشينه)^{[lower-alpha 1]} is a village in, and the capital of, Sangestan Rural District of the Central District of Hamadan County, Hamadan province, Iran.^[4]

Abshineh Persian: ابشينه
Village
Abshineh
Coordinates: 34°46′49″N 48°36′48″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Hamadan
County	Hamadan
District	Central
Rural District	Sangestan
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,429
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Etymology

The name Ābshīneh is derived from Western Middle Iranian *āp-šēnag, which ultimately comes from Proto-Iranian *āp- + *xšaina- + *-ka-. The first element means "water", and the second means "shiny". Thus, the name Ābshīneh originally meant "a place where the water shines".^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,356 in 372 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,425 people in 417 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,429 people in 427 households.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Ābshīneh^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (12 February 2024). "Abshineh, Hamadan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 February 2024.
2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 13. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Abshineh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3051623" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Mousavi, Mirhossein. "Creation and formation of 38 rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Hamadan County under Hamadan province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
5. Ahadian, M. Mahdi (2010). "Morphological Survey of Hamedan's Toponyms" (PDF). Linguistics Society of Iran. 6 (12): 129–148. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
6. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 13. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 13. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.