Ziaran

For the administrative subdivision, see Ziaran Rural District.
Ziaran
زياران
village
Ziaran
Coordinates: 36°07′18″N 50°31′50″E / 36.12167°N 50.53056°E / 36.12167; 50.53056Coordinates: 36°07′18″N 50°31′50″E / 36.12167°N 50.53056°E / 36.12167; 50.53056
Country  Iran
Province Qazvin
County Abyek
Bakhsh Central
Rural District Ziaran
Population (2014)
  Total 7,000
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
  Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Ziaran (Persian: زياران, also Romanized as Zīārān and Zīyārān)[1] is a village in Ziaran Rural District, in the Central District of Abyek County, Qazvin Province, Iran. Population of Ziaran is 7,000. People of Ziaran speak an Iranian language named Tati.

Name

Main article: Ziyarid dynasty

Ziar (Ziar, son of Vardanshah) + an = Ziaran (Ziarian).

References

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