Sian, Jarqavieh

Sian
Persian: سيان
Village
Sian is located in Iran
Sian
Sian
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 32°23′03″N 52°09′11″E / 32.38417°N 52.15306°E / 32.38417; 52.15306[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceIsfahan
CountyJarqavieh
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictJarqavieh Sofla
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
319
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Sian (Persian: سيان)[a] is a village in Jarqavieh Sofla Rural District[4] of the Central District[b] in Jarqavieh County, Isfahan province, Iran.

The Shast-Sheshi festival, a rare surviving form of the ancient Zoroastrian feast of Khordadgan, is celebrated annually in Sian.[7]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 224 in 65 households, when it was in Jarqavieh Sofla District[c] of Isfahan County.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 223 people in 74 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 319 people in 109 households, the most populous in its rural district.[2]

In 2021, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Jarqavieh County and renamed the Central District.[6]

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Also romanized as Sīān; also known as Seyūn-e Namakī[3]
  2. ↑ Formerly Jarqavieh District[5] and then Jarqavieh Sofla District of Isfahan County[6]
  3. ↑ Renamed the Central District of Jarqavieh County[6]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (29 November 2024). "سیان, دهستان جرقویه سفلی, بخش جرقویه سفلی [Sian, Jarqavieh Sofla Rural District, Jarqavieh Sofla District], Jarqavieh County, Isfahan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  2. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Isfahan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Sian at GEOnet Names Server
  4. ↑ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (26 March 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366.1.6 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل 21 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در قسمتی از شهرستان اصفهان تابع استان اصفهان [‌Creation and formation of 21 rural districts including villages, farms and places in part of Isfahan County, subordinate to Isfahan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 36.1.5.52. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  5. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (11 June 1995) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1374.3.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌ایجاد تغییرات در استان اصفهان بر اساس ضوابط تقسیمات کشوری [‌Making changes in Isfahan province based on the criteria of national divisions]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] E1DFC9BA-AE67-4929-92CF-FB30EFEF9567. شماره دوره [Course number] 74. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 Jahangiri, Eshaq (18 July 2021) [۱۴۰۰/۰۴/۲۷ (1400/04/27) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویبنامه درخصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان اصفهان [‌Approval regarding national divisions in Isfahan province]. پایگاه ملی اطلاع رسانی قوانین و مقررات کشور [National Database of Information on the Country's Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. کد خبر:۹۸۴۰ [News Code: 9839]. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  7. ↑ Borjian, Habib (2025). "Shast-Sheshi: the Festival of Khordadgan in the Jarquyeh District of Isfahan". Iranian Studies: 1–24. doi:10.1017/irn.2025.10082.
  8. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Isfahan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  9. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Isfahan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.