Gorji Mahalleh () is a village in
Kuhestan Rural District of the
Central District of
Behshahr County
Behshahr County () is in Mazandaran province, Mazandaran province, Iran on the Caspian Sea. Its capital is the city of Behshahr.
Demographics Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 154,957 in 40,432 ...
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Mazandaran
Mazandaran Province (; ) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Sari, Iran, Sari. Located along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea and in the adjacent Central Alborz mountain range and Hyrcanian forests, it is border ...
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Iran
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Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 5,953 in 1,553 households.
The following census in 2011 counted 5,796 people in 1,747 households.
The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 6,129 people in 2,014 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.
The residents of this village are originally from Georgia after Shah Abbas I obliged several of their ancestors to migrate to this place as defenders against Ottomans and Russians. ''Gorji'' means Georgian in Persian pronunciation and Gorji Mahalleh means the place that Georgian people live.
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References
Populated places in Behshahr County
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