Dowdej
دودج | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Dowdej | |
| Coordinates: 29°32′33″N 52°58′33″E / 29.54250°N 52.97583°E | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | Fars |
| County | Shiraz |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Rural District | Darian |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 1,480 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
Dowdej (Persian: دودج, also Romanized as Dūdej; also known as Dodej, Dūdeh, Duder, and Qal‘eh Dūdij)[1] is a village in Darian Rural District, in the Central District of Shiraz County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,480, in 355 families.[2]
According to Abdolmajid Arfaee, Dūdej is the same as the place called Dutaš mentioned in the Persepolis Administrative Archives of Darius I.[3] It is closely associated in the Persepolis tablets with the place called Uranduš, which Arfaee suggests may have been near present-day Dariyan.[3]
