Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh

{{for multi|the administrative division of Gilan province|Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh County|other places with a similar name|Astaneh (disambiguation){{!}}Astaneh}}

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Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh ({{langx|fa|آستانه اشرفيه}}){{efn|Also romanized as Āstāneh-ye Ashrafīyeh; also known as Astane and Āstāneh; {{langx|glk|أسسؤنه}}{{GEOnet3|-3054008}}}} 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.{{cite report|title=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|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Islamic Parliament Research Center|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113040|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012175417/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113040|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=12 October 2016|orig-date=Approved 21 June 1369|date=21 October 2015|id=Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Notification 82846/T135K|access-date=12 December 2023}}

Demographics

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 36,298 in 10,558 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Gilan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/01.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920083905/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/01.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 40,726 people in 13,131 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Gilan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Gilan.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008063316/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Gilan.xls|archive-date=8 October 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 44,941 people in 15,675 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Gilan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_01.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204200858/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_01.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=4 December 2020}}

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. [https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Lahijan,iran&ie=UTF8&z=13&ll=37.258342,49.931316&spn=0.065991,0.172005&t=k&om=1 A satellite image of the city is found on google map.]

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Notes

References

Category:Cities in Gilan province

Category:Populated places in Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh County