Pasikhan

Pasikhan
Persian: پسيخان
Village
Pasikhan is located in Iran
Pasikhan
Pasikhan
Coordinates: 37°14′58″N 49°28′33″E / 37.24944°N 49.47583°E / 37.24944; 49.47583[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceGilan
CountyRasht
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictPasikhan
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
460
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Pasikhan (Persian: پسيخان)[a] is a village in Pasikhan Rural District[5] of the Central District in Rasht County, Gilan province, Iran. Pasikhan is known in recent years[when?] for its iconic Pashikan Dam.

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 609 in 137 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 488 people in 134 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 460 people in 158 households.[3]

Notable people

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Pasikhan is the attested birthplace of cleric and prophet Mahmoud Pasikhani, the founder of the Nuqtavi movement.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Pasīkhān[4]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (17 November 2025). "دافسار, دهستان پسیخان, بخش مرکزی رشت [Daf Sar, Pasikhan Rural District, Central District of Rasht], Rasht County, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  2. ^ "6FXG+Q8G Pasikhan, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Pasikhan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3078026" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (1 July 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/04/10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 18 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان رشت تابع استان گیلان [‌Creation and formation of 18 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Rasht County under Gilan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] C35DB6DE-B663-4A45-9A71-1834E43F3B87. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 6. Archived from the original on 12 November 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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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