Vafs, Markazi

Vafs
وفس
village
Vafs
Coordinates: 34°50′55″N 49°22′58″E / 34.84861°N 49.38278°E / 34.84861; 49.38278Coordinates: 34°50′55″N 49°22′58″E / 34.84861°N 49.38278°E / 34.84861; 49.38278
Country  Iran
Province Markazi
County Komijan
Bakhsh Central
Rural District Esfandan
Population (2006)
 • Total 1,607
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Vafs (Persian: وفس‎‎; also known as Vabs and Waūs)[1] is a village in Esfandan Rural District, in the Central District of Komijan County, Markazi Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,607, in 509 families.[2] The inhabitants belong to the Tat ethnic group and they speak Tati language.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ Vafs can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3087988" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  3. ↑ "Komijan County" (in Persian). IRIB. 17 April 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  4. ↑ A Grammar of Vafsi-Tati, Donald Leonard Stilo, 1971 (Tat language, 450 pages)
  5. ↑ The Tati dialects in the Sociolinguistic Context of Northwestern Iran and Transcaucasia, Stilo, D. 1981: In: Iranian Studies 14.3/4, 137-187.
  6. ↑ A Grammar of Southern Tati Dialects, Professor Ehsan Yarshater, 1969
  7. ↑ Farhang-e Tāti (Tati Dictionary), Jahandoost Sabzalipour, Rasht: Farhang-e Iliya Press. Second. Edition in 2013
  8. ↑ Tati, W. B. Henning.
  9. ↑ Tats of Iran and Caucasus, Ali Abdoli, 2010.


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