Fereydunshahr (Persian: فریدونشهر, Georgian: მარტყოფი "Martqopi")[3] is a city and capital of Fereydunshahr County, about 150 kilometres west of the city of Isfahan in the western part of Isfahan Province, Iran.[4] At the 2011 census, its population was 14,007, in 4,062 families.[5]
Fereydunshahr
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Coordinates: 32°56′28″N 50°07′16″E | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Isfahan |
County | Fereydunshahr |
Bakhsh | Central |
Elevation | 2,490 m (8,170 ft) |
Population (2016 Census) | |
• Total | 13,603[2] |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
Fereydunshahr is situated inside the Zagros mountain range. It has one of the country's largest population of ethnic Georgians (ფერეიდნელი). People from Fereydunshahr speak a Georgian language along with Persian. The Georgian alphabet is also used.
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