Gorji, Lorestan

Gorji
Persian: گرجي
Village
Gorji is located in Iran
Gorji
Gorji
Coordinates: 33°26′17″N 49°26′05″E / 33.43806°N 49.43472°E / 33.43806; 49.43472[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceLorestan
CountyAzna
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictPachehlak-e Gharbi
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total2,971
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Gorji (Persian: گرجي), also Romanized as Gorjī,[3] is a village in Pachehlak-e Gharbi Rural District of the Central District of Azna County, Lorestan province, Iran.

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 1,980 in 431 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 2,579 people in 684 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,971 people in 810 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

The villagers date back to the Safavid period, when some of the Georgians of Qazvin (the capital of that Safavid period) were displaced and the name of the village is taken from them. These Georgians founded the villages of the Ten Azna . Karitlan and Burjeleh, Cheghazal and Cheghaghoni and Cheghasidee. The last two villages were destroyed in the 1281 solar year's earthquake.[citation needed]

Previously, the Gorji village was located near the Azna River, which was ruined by floods in the past, and its hard-working people re-established the Georgian village above the former village. Georgian has a fort in the north and near the white mountain that is known as the Georgian castle.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (22 August 2023). "Gorji, Azna County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 15. Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Gorji can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3064887" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 15. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 15. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.