Jirandeh
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City | |
Coordinates: 36°42′09″N 49°47′40″E / 36.70250°N 49.79444°E[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Gilan |
County | Rudbar |
District | Amarlu |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 2,320 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Jirandeh (Persian: جيرنده) (Tati: جیریندیه, Jirindih,[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Amarlu District of Rudbar County, Gilan province, Iran,[4] and also serves as the administrative center for Jirandeh Rural District.[5] It is north of the Shahrood river in the Alborz (Elburz) mountain range. Its residents are Tat people and they speak the Tati language.[6][7]
At the 2006 census, its population was 2,616 in 754 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 2,584 people in 819 households.[9] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,320 people in 791 households.[2]
In the Tati language, Jirindih means "lower village": jirin ("lower") + dih ("village," "land").