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Madan-e Olya

Madan-e Olya is a village in Firuzeh Rural District of the Central District in Firuzeh County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.

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Madan-e Olya
Persian: معدن عليا
Village
The village of Madan-e Olya
The village of Madan-e Olya
Madan-e Olya
Coordinates: 36°28′30″N 58°24′36″E / 36.47500°N 58.41000°E / 36.47500; 58.410001
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyFiruzeh
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictFiruzeh
Population
 (2016)2
 • Total
579
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Madan-e Olya (Persian: معدن عليا)a is a village in Firuzeh Rural District4 of the Central District in Firuzeh County,b Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 557 in 164 households, when it was in the former Takht-e Jolgeh District of Nishapur County.6 The following census in 2011 counted 543 people in 166 households,7 by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Takht-e Jolgeh County.c The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.8 The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 579 people in 182 households, the most populous in its rural district.2

The historic Nishapur turquoise has been mined from the Rivand mountain near this village. An ancient city called Rivand of Nishapur has also been probably situated around the region of this village. Some Iranologists, believe that Rivand Mountain has been home to Adur Burzen-Mihr (a holy Zoroastrian fire temple).9

See also

See also

Iran portal

Notes

Notes

  1. Also romanized as Ma‘dan-e ‘Olyā; also known as Bār Ma‘dan ‘Olyā, Bār-e Ma‘dan-e Bālā, Ma‘dan, Ma‘dan-e Bālā, and Maidān3
  2. Formerly Takht-e Jolgeh County5
  3. Renamed Firuzeh County5
References

References

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (31 October 2024). "Madan-e Olia, دهستان فیروزه [Firuzeh Rural District], Central Direction [District], Firuzeh County, Razavi Khorasan, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  2. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Madan-e Olya at GEOnet Names Server
  4. Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (1 July 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366.4.10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 15 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان نیشابور تابع استان خراسان [‌Creation and establishment of 15 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Nishapur County under Khorasan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 11929.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  5. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (23 October 2011) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1/8/1390 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تغییر نام شهرستان تخت جلگه از توابع استان خراسان رضوی به فیروزه [‌Approval letter regarding changing the name of Takht-e Jolgeh County from Razavi Khorasan province to Firuzeh]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 89428/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  6. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Razavi Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  8. Davoodi, Parviz (16 October 2007) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 24/7/1386 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه درخصوص اصلاحات تقسیمات کشوری در استان خراسان رضوی شهرستان نیشابور [‌Approval letter regarding reforms of national divisions in Razavi Khorasan province, Nishapur County]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 93023/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  9. Boyce, Mary (2001). Zoroastrians : their religious beliefs and practices. London: Routledge. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-415-23902-8.