Abshineh

Village in Hamadan province, Iran From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Abshineh (Persian: ابشينه)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Sangestan Rural District of the Central District of Hamadan County, Hamadan province, Iran.[4]

CountryIran
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Abshineh
Persian: ابشينه
Village
Abshineh is located in Iran
Abshineh
Abshineh
Coordinates: 34°46′49″N 48°36′48″E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceHamadan
CountyHamadan
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictSangestan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
1,429
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Etymology

The name Ābshīneh is derived from Western Middle Iranian *āp-šēnag, which ultimately comes from 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".[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,356 in 372 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,425 people in 417 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,429 people in 427 households.[2]

See also

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Notes

  1. [a]
    Also romanized as Ābshīneh[3]

References

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