Ezhiyeh
City in Isfahan province, Iran
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Ezhiyeh (Persian: اژيه)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Ezhiyeh District in Harand County, Isfahan province, Iran.[6] As a village, it served as the capital of Rudasht Rural District[7] until its capital was transferred to the village of Sian.[6] Ezhiyeh was converted to a city in 1996[3] and is about 75 kilometers southeast of Isfahan.
Demographics
Language
Linguistic composition of the city consists solely of Persian dialects.[8]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 3,309 in 948 households, when it was in Jolgeh District[b] of Isfahan County.[9] The following census in 2011 counted 3,481 people in 1,094 households.[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,156 people in 1,081 households.[4]
In 2021, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Harand County and renamed the Central District. Ezhiyeh was transferred to the new Ezhiyeh District.[6]
Notable people
Iranian Chief of Justice and cleric Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i is from Ezhiyeh.[citation needed]
See also
Notes
- Renamed the Central District of Harand County[6]
