Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh

For the administrative division of Gilan province, see Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh County. For other places with a similar name, see Astaneh.

Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh (Persian: آستانه اشرفيه)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh County, Gilan province, Iran, serving as the capital of both the county and the district.^[4]

Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh Persian: آستانه اشرفيه
City
Jalaleddin Ashraf Shrine
Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh
Coordinates: 37°15′57″N 49°56′35″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Gilan
County	Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	44,941
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 36,298 in 10,558 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 40,726 people in 13,131 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 44,941 people in 15,675 households.^[2]

Overview

Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh is a major peanut, rice, silk, and fragrant medicinal herbs producing city. It lies close to the city of Rasht and the Caspian Sea. The mausoleum of Seyed Jalal od-Din Ashraf, brother of Imam Reza, as well as the tomb of Mohammad Moin, the Iranian lexicographer and compiler of Persian Dictionary, are located here.

The great Sepidrud river crosses the city on the northwest side. The main highway connecting the eastern and western parts of the province passes through Astaneh, over a c. 1-kilometre-long bridge. A satellite image of the city is found on google map.

• entry in the Encyclopædia Iranica

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Āstāneh-ye Ashrafīyeh; also known as Astane and Āstāneh; Gilaki: أسسؤنه^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (12 October 2024). "Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh, Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 October 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Gilan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3054008" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Habibi, Hassan (21 October 2015) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Gilan province centered on the city of Rasht. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Notification 82846/T135K. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Gilan 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.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Gilan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.