Absard
Absard
Persian: آبسرد | |
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| Country | Iran |
| Province | Tehran |
| County | Damavand |
| District | Central |
| Established as a city | 1996[3] |
| Elevation | 1,700–2,000 m (5,600–6,600 ft) |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 10,648 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Absard (Persian: آبسرد)[a] is a city in the Central District of Damavand County, Tehran province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Jamabrud Rural District.[6] The village of Absard merged with the villages of Maranak (مرانک) and Taskin (تاسکین) in 1996 to become the city of Absard.[3]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]Population
[edit | edit source]At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 9,865 in 2,438 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 9,202 people in 2,441 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 10,648 people in 3,110 households.[4]
Geography
[edit | edit source]Location
[edit | edit source]Absard is situated around 70 km east of Tehran, in the province of the same name. Its center is to be found a few km south of the Firuz Kuh road (N79).
The area between the highway and the centre is popular as a second residence for Tehranis and others. The area around Absard is filled with vacation villas for the Iranian elite. Small-scale garden irrigation makes the area very green among yellowish hills and mountains culminating above 3500m (Khaki, خاکی, and the Zarrin range) in the north.
Climate
[edit | edit source]The minimum and maximum temperature was −24 °C in January–February and 37 °C in July–August. Average rainfall of a year was 333 mm and of first 3 months of year (development and flowering stage of plants) were 13 and 130 mm in 2008 and 2009, respectively.
Agriculture
[edit | edit source]Apples, cherries sweet and sour, apricots, pears and walnuts are among the many produces growing in the many orchards peppering the area.
See also
[edit | edit source]Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
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Notes
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