Vardij

Vardij
Persian: ورديج
Village
"Ghost stones" of Vardij
"Ghost stones" of Vardij
Vardij is located in Iran
Vardij
Vardij
Coordinates: 35°48′43″N 51°10′34″E / 35.81194°N 51.17611°E / 35.81194; 51.17611[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceTehran
CountyTehran
DistrictKan
Rural DistrictSulqan
Elevation
1,850 m (6,070 ft)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
778
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Vardij (Persian: ورديج)[a] is a village in Sulqan Rural District[4] of Kan District in Tehran County, Tehran province, Iran.

Vardij is popular for its "stone giants." The stones of the mountains have the appearance of giant human heads.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 281 in 77 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 461 people in 144 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 778 people in 271 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Vardīj; also known as Wārdi[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (23 September 2024). "Verdij, دهستان سولقان, بخش کن [Sulqan Rural District, Kan District], Tehran County, Tehran Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان تهران [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Tehran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  3. ^ Vardij can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3088166" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (9 August 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/05/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل یک شهر و در بخش و دو دهستان در شهرستان تهران تابع استان تهران [‌Creation and formation of a county and two districts in Tehran County under Tehran province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] ED752ACD-0544-498F-A38B-60B188235382. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 11. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  5. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان تهران [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Tehran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  6. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان تهران [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Tehran Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2025.


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