Fereydoon Shahr

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Fereydoon Shahr or Fereydunshahr, the center of Fereydunshahr County is a city in the western part of the Isfahan province of Iran. It is situated inside the Zagros mountain range. It has one of the country's largest population of ethnic Georgians. The Georgian alphabet is also known to some in Fereydunshahr.


[edit] References

  • Muliani, S. (2001) Jaygah-e Gorjiha dar Tarikh va Farhang va Tammadon-e Iran. Esfahan: Yekta [ The Georgians’ position in the Iranian history and civilization].
  • Rahimi, M.M. (2001) Gorjiha-ye Iran; Fereydunshahr. Esfahan: Yekta [The Georgians of Iran; Fereydunshahr].
  • Sepiani, M. (1980) Iranian-e Gorji. Esfahan: Arash [Georgian Iranians].
  • Esfahan's tourist exhibition, mentiones the Georgians from Fereydunshahr and Fereydan.The report of this exhibition is available in the web site of the Iranian Cultural Heritage News agency at: [1].
  • Saakashvili visited Fereydunshahr and put flowers on the graves of the Iranian Georgian martyrs' graves, showing respect towards this community [2].

[edit] See also

Georgians in Iran

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