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Aspas

Persian: اسپاس
Aspas Persian: اسپاس
Village
	Aspas
	Coordinates: 30°38′33″N 52°23′58″E / 30.64250°N 52.39944°E
Country	Iran
Province	Fars
County	Eqlid
District	Sedeh
Rural District	Aspas
Elevation	2,362 m (7,749 ft)
Population (2016)
• Total	2,016
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Aspas (Persian: اسپاس)^[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Aspas Rural District of Sedeh District, Eqlid County, Fars province, Iran.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,069 in 481 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,006 people in 522 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,016 people in 568 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.^[2]

Geography

Aspas is in the Zagros mountain range at an altitude of 2362 m. It lies in the foothills above the Balengan valley between the Palangi range and the Abedīn range. Aspas means Strong Guard in Persian, and the village may have been named in honor of Aspas (Aspasia), the daughter of Artaxerxes II of Persia, who was also the commander of his secret police.^[7]

In literature

According to Thomas Herbert, who was in Safavid Iran in the first half of the 17th century, Aspas was inhabited by some 40,000 transplanted Christian Circassians and Georgians.^[8]

Notes

^ Also romanized as Āsopās and Āspās; also known as Āsupās^[3]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (1 October 2024). "Aspas, Eqlid County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 1 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Fars Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ Aspas can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3053995" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2023) [Approved 2 February 1366]. Creation and establishment of seven rural districts including villages, farms and places in Eqlid County under Fars province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 11370.1.5.53; Notification 110446/T266. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Fars 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): Fars Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
^ "Famous Historical Persian Women" Iran Politics Club
^ Thomas Herbert. Travels in Persia: 1627-1629 Routledge, 10 okt. 2005 ISBN 1134285841 p 117