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Sham Asbi

Persian: شام اسبي
Sham Asbi Persian: شام اسبي
Village
	Sham Asbi
	Coordinates: 38°11′36″N 48°14′38″E / 38.19333°N 48.24389°E
Country	Iran
Province	Ardabil
County	Ardabil
District	Central
Rural District	Balghelu
Population (2016)
• Total	2,817
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Sham Asbi (Persian: شام اسبي)^[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Balghelu Rural District of the Central District of Ardabil County, Ardabil province, Iran.^[4]

Etymology

The locals of Sham Asbi identify the first part of the village's name with Sham, i.e. "Syria", interpreting it as "a place with Syrian horses".^[5] According to Alice Assadoorian in Iran and the Caucasus, the toponym appears to be an old compound, and thus the folk etymology "can hardly be satisfying".^[5] Assadoorian notes that the final –ī in the place name alludes to a patronymic formation, which allows for the resconstruction of the Middle Iranian form of the toponym as *Šāmaspīk or *Šāmāspīk, which translates as "a village belonging to (or founded by) *Šāmāsp".^[5] The name *Šāmāsp is a familiar personal name, and derives from Old Iranian *S(i)yāmāspa-, i.e. "(a man) having black or dark studs" (compare Avestan Syāvaspi- and Armenian Šawasp).^[5] Assadoorian argues that there was "secondary dissimilation of the initial s- to š-".^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,148 in 511 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 2,609 people in 734 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,817 people in 820 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.^[2]

Notes

^ Also romanized as Shām Asbī; also known as Shamaspi^[3]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (18 August 2024). "Sham Asbi, Ardabil County" (Map). openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap) (in Persian). Retrieved 18 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Ardabil Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ Sham Asbi can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3084402" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (8 February 1391) [Approved 2 February 1366]. Creation and formation of 21 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Ardabil County under East Azerbaijan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 110700/T383. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2023 – via Islamic Council Research Center.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Assadoorian, Alice (2006). "Šām-aspī (A Toponym from Ardabīl)". Iran and the Caucasus. 10 (2): 261. doi:10.1163/157338406780345916.
^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Ardabil Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Ardabil Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.