Estir (Persian: استير, also Romanized as Estīr; also known as Sūder)[1] is a village in Qasabeh-ye Gharbi Rural District, in the Central District of Sabzevar County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 781, in 258 families.[2]
Estir
استير | |
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village | |
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  Estir | |
| Coordinates: 36°12′49″N 57°30′00″E / 36.21361°N 57.50000°E | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | Razavi Khorasan |
| County | Sabzevar |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Rural District | Qasabeh-ye Gharbi |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 781 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
A brief history
Estir was a Jewish village in northeast Iran which has been named after Esther, the Jewish queen of the Persian king Xerxes I.[3]
References
edit- ^ Estir can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3062447" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
- ^ Vahooman, Haroon (2009–2010). Persian codex itineraries I. Tehran: Akhtaran Press. p. 650.
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