Dowdej () is a village in, and the capital of,
Darian Rural District
Darian Rural District () is in Darian District of Shiraz County, Fars province, Iran
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Darian District
Darian District () is in Shiraz County, Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Darian, whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 10,037 people in 3,021 households.
History
In 2024, Darian Rural District
...
of
Shiraz County
Shiraz County () is in Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shiraz.
History
After the 2006 National Census, Kavar District was separated from the county in the establishment of Kavar County; Korbal District to establish Khar ...
,
Fars province,
Iran
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.
The rural district was previously administered from the city of
Darian.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,480 in 355 households, when it was in the
Central District.
The following census in 2011 counted 1,338 people in 383 households.
The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,143 people in 374 households.
History
According to
Abdolmajid Arfaee, Dūdej is the same as the place called ''Dutaš'' mentioned in the
Persepolis Administrative Archives
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of
Darius I
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.
It is closely associated in the Persepolis tablets with the place called ''Uranduš'', which Arfaee suggests may have been near present-day
Dariyan.
In 2024, the rural district was separated from the
Central District in the formation of
Darian District
Darian District () is in Shiraz County, Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Darian, whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 10,037 people in 3,021 households.
History
In 2024, Darian Rural District
...
.
See also
Notes
References
Populated places in Shiraz County
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