Absard
Persian: آبسرد
City
Absard is located in Iran
Absard
Absard
Coordinates: 35°37′10″N 52°09′07″E / 35.61944°N 52.15194°E / 35.61944; 52.15194[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceTehran
CountyDamavand
DistrictCentral
Elevation
1,700−2,000 m (−4,900 ft)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total10,648
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Absard (Persian: آبسرد), also Romanized as Ābsard and Āb Sard ("cold water"),[3] is a city in the Central District of Damavand County, Tehran province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Jamabrud Rural District.[4]

At the 2006 census, its population was 9,865 in 2,438 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 9,202 people in 2,441 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 10,648 people in 3,110 households.[2]

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.

Geography

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.

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

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 March 2023). "Absard, Damavand County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Absard can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3051601" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ "Creation and formation of eight rural districts including villages, farms and places in Damavand County under Tehran province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. 18 May 1366. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. 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. 23. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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