Absard Explained

Absard
Native Name:fa|آبسرد
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Tehran
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Damavand
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Central
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:1700-2000
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:10648
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Absard (fa|آبسرد) is a city in the Central District of Damavand County, Tehran province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Jamabrud Rural District.[2]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 9,865 in 2,438 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 9,202 people in 2,441 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 10,648 people in 3,110 households.[5]

Geography

Location

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

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

Apples, cherries sweet and sour, apricots, pears and walnuts are among the many produces growing in the many orchards peppering the area.

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Absard, Damavand County. . 18 September 2024. 18 September 2024. fa.
  2. Creation and formation of eight rural districts including villages, farms and places in Damavand County under Tehran province. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Parliament Research Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20150120012254/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/108024. 20 January 2015. 30 January 2014. Approved 18 May 1366. Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Notification 115408/T815. 27 December 2023. Mousavi. Mirhossein.
  3. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Tehran Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920084534/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/23.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
  4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Tehran Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230120190153/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Tehran.xls. 20 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
  5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Tehran Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20211212171617/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_23.xlsx. Excel. 12 December 2021.