Kuchesfahan

Kuchesfahan

كوچصفهان
Kuchesfahan كوچصفهان
City
	Kuchesfahan
	Coordinates: 37°16′42″N 49°46′22″E / 37.27833°N 49.77278°E[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	Gilan
County	Rasht
District	Kuchesfahan
Population (2016)[3]
• Total	10,026
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Area code	+98-132

Kuchesfahan (Persian: كوچصفهان [kuːtʃesfæˈhɒːn]) or Kochesfahan (Gilaki: [kʊtʃesfəˈhən])[4][a] is a city in, and the capital of, Kuchesfahan District of Rasht County, Gilan province, Iran.[5]

Etymology

Some etymologists believe that in the past, a number of people from Isfahan had migrated to this city, therefore it was named Kuch-e Esfahān. Kuch is Persian (and Gilaki) for migration, and Kuch-e Esfahān means The Esfahān Migration.[citation needed]

Some other believe that in the Safavid era, when Isfahan was the capital of Iran, as Kuchesfahān was governmentally similar to Isfahan, people called it Kuche Esfahān. Kuche is Gilaaki for small, and Kuche Esfahān means The Small Isfahan.[citation needed]

History

Kuchesfahan is an historical city dating back to the Sassanian era.[citation needed] The most famous historical site of the city is the Murghāne Purt bridge. Also, there are some religious monuments in the city.[6]

Demographics

Language

The people speak Gilaki and Persian.[citation needed]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 8,351 in 2,463 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 9,450 people in 3,039 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 10,026 people in 3,450 households.[3]

Economy

Agriculture is the most popular job in the city and rice is its most important product.[citation needed]

Sports

Gile-mardi wrestling, a local type of wrestling in Gilan, has been a popular sport in the past.[citation needed]

Notes

^ Also romanized as Kūcheşfahān and Kuch-i-Isfahān; also known as Kushk-Isfagan.

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (14 October 2024). "پیرموسی, دهستان کنارسر, بخش کوچصفهان [Pir Musa, Kenar Sar Rural District, Kuchesfahan District], Rasht County, Gilan Province, 43461-53379, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 October 2024.
^ "7QHF+84J Kuchesfahan, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ Kuchesfahan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3072243" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان گیلان به مرکزیت شهر رشت [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Gilan province centered on the city of Rasht]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 975475A9-5706-45C0-82E2-1A579CFF751D. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 6 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
^ "هم اندیشی متخصصین و مهندسان گیلانی". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2008.
^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Gilan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[5] Also romanized as Kūcheşfahān and Kuch-i-Isfahān; also known as Kushk-Isfagan.

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (14 October 2024). "پیرموسی, دهستان کنارسر, بخش کوچصفهان [Pir Musa, Kenar Sar Rural District, Kuchesfahan District], Rasht County, Gilan Province, 43461-53379, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 October 2024.

[2] "7QHF+84J Kuchesfahan, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 18 November 2025.

[2016_Gilan_Province-3] سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[4] Kuchesfahan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3072243" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

[Gilan_Province_Structure-6] Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان گیلان به مرکزیت شهر رشت [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Gilan province centered on the city of Rasht]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 975475A9-5706-45C0-82E2-1A579CFF751D. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 6 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.

[exp-7] "هم اندیشی متخصصین و مهندسان گیلانی". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2008.

[2006_Gilan_Province-8] سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_Gilan_Province-9] سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Gilan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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