Jirandeh () is a city in, and the capital of, Amarlu District in Rudbar County, Gilan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Jirandeh Rural District. The village of Jirandeh was converted to a city in 1993. It is north of the Shahrood river in the Alborz (Elburz) mountain range.
Etymology In the Tati language, Jirindih means "lower village": jirin ("lower") + dih ("village," "land").
Demographics Language and ethnicity Jirandeh's residents are Tat people and they speak the Tati language. Cf. RaZmArA, Farhang-e Joghrafia'i-e Iran, vol 2, Tehran, p. 74.Guyeš-e Tāti-y-e Rudbār (The Tati Dialect of Rudbar), Jahandoost Sabzalipour, Rasht: Farhang-e Iliya Press, 2011
Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 2,616 in 754 households. The following census in 2011 counted 2,584 people in 819 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,320 people in 791 households.
Climate
Notable people Alireza Jahanbakhsh (born 1993), professional footballer
See also
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References
Book of Amarlu - M.M. Zand