Abshineh

Coordinates: 34°46′49″N 48°36′48″E / 34.78028°N 48.61333°E / 34.78028; 48.61333
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Abshineh
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Abshineh (

Romanized as Ābshīneh,[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Sangestan Rural District of the Central District of Hamadan County, Hamadan province, Iran.[4]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 1,356 in 372 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,425 people in 417 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,429 people in 427 households.[2]

Etymology

The name Ābshīneh is derived from Western

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".[7]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 February 2024). "Abshineh, Hamadan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ Ahadian, M. Mahdi (2010). "Morphological Survey of Hamedan's Toponyms" (PDF). Linguistics Society of Iran. 6 (12): 129–148. Retrieved 5 May 2020.