Maryanaj
Maryanaj
Persian:مريانج | |
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City | |
![]() Alvand Mountain overlooking Maryanaj | |
Coordinates:34°49′47″N48°27′28″E/ 34.82972°N 48.45778°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Hamadan |
County | Hamadan |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 10,848 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30(IRST) |
Maryanaj(Persian:مريانج)[a]is a city in theCentral DistrictofHamadan County,Hamadanprovince,Iran.[4]
Etymology
[edit]The nameMaryānajis derived fromMiddle Persian*margānag,fromOld Persian*margā-plus the suffix-ānag;it is related to the Middle Persianmlw'(vocalized/marw/) andParthianmrg(vocalized /marγ/), both meaning "prairie", and to theAvestanmarəγaandModern Persianمرغ (marğ), both meaning "plant".[5]
In the dialect ofHamadan,the name is pronouncedMaryāneh(مریانه), a form influenced by Middle Persian; in the local dialect of Maryanaj itself, the name is pronouncedMargāneh(مرگانه), an older form influenced byNorthwestern Middle Iranian languages.[5]
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 9,442 in 2,518 households.[6]The following census in 2011 counted 10,207 people in 3,146 households.[7]The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 10,848 people in 3,619 households.[2]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^OpenStreetMap contributors (17 October 2023)."Maryanaj, Hamadan County"(Map).OpenStreetMap(in Persian).Retrieved17 October2023.
- ^ab"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)".AMAR(in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 13. Archived fromthe original(Excel)on 21 April 2021.Retrieved19 December2022.
- ^Maryanaj can be found atGEOnet Names Server,atthis link,by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3074206" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369)."Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country's divisions of Hamadan province, centered in Hamadan city".Lamtakam(in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived fromthe originalon 11 February 2024.Retrieved11 February2024.
- ^abAhadian, M. Mahdi (2010)."Morphological Survey of Hamedan's Toponyms".Linguistics Society of Iran.6(12): 129–148.Retrieved5 May2020.
- ^"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)".AMAR(in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 13. Archived fromthe original(Excel)on 20 September 2011.Retrieved25 September2022.
- ^"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)".Syracuse University(in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 13. Archived fromthe original(Excel)on 17 January 2023.Retrieved19 December2022.