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An abadi ( fa, آبادی, ābādī) is a term often used in
Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
to describe a rural location, typically a
settlement
Settlement may refer to:
*Human settlement, a community where people live
*Settlement (structural), the distortion or disruption of parts of a building
* Closing (real estate), the final step in executing a real estate transaction
*Settlement (fin ...
in a rural environment, or informally as a town or city.
The word Abadi derives from " fa, آباد, ābād, label=none", which translates to "populous, thriving, prosperous".
Being a generic and ambiguous term referring to small settlements, the
statistical center of Iran uses the term in a broader sense, either a village, farm and "site" such as gas stations, restaurants, mines, railway stations, etc.
As of the 1973 census 23 percent of ābādīs are non-residential.
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See also
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Oikonyms in Western and South Asia
Oikonyms in Western, Central, South, and Southeast Asia can be grouped according to various components, reflecting common linguistic and cultural histories. Toponymic study is not as extensive as it is for placenames in Europe and Anglophone parts ...
Types of populated places
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