Galleh Dar

Galleh Dar (Persian: گله‌دار, also Romanized as Galleh Dār and Galehdār; also known as Gilehdār and Kaleh Dār)[2] is a city and capital of Galleh Dar District, in Mohr County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 9,982, in 1,995 families.[3]

Galleh Dar
گله‌دار
City
Galleh Dar
Coordinates: 27°39′34″N 52°39′27″E
Country Iran
ProvinceFars
CountyMohr
BakhshGalleh Dar
Population
 (2016 Census)
  Total13,448 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

According to a 1939 publication of the anthropologist Henry Field, 4,500 Circassians lived in Gilehdar.[4]

References

  1. "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
  2. Galleh Dar can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3063268" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
  4. FIELD, H. (1939). CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF IRAN. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History. Anthropological Series, 29(1), p. 209. from http://www.jstor.org/stable/29782234
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