Kordovan-e Olya

Village in Bushehr, Iran

Kordovan-e Olya کردوان علیا
village
28°11′10″N 51°25′49″E / 28.18611°N 51.43028°E / 28.18611; 51.43028
Country	Iran
Province	Bushehr
County	Dashti
Bakhsh	Kaki
Rural District	Kabgan
Population (2006)
• Total	679
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Kordovan-e Olya (Persian: کردوان علیا, also Romanized as Kordovān-e ‘Olyā; also known as Kardovan, Kerdevān-e Bālā, Kerdevān Khāneh, Kordavān, Kordavān-e Bālā, Kordovān, Kordovān-e Bālā, Kordovān-e Mīānī, Kordovān-e Vosţá, Kurdavan, and Kurdavān Khāneh)^[1] is a village in Kabgan Rural District, Kaki District, Dashti County, Bushehr Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 679, in 159 families.^[2]

Geography

Kordovan-e Olya is at the 70 km from Dashti and at the North of the Mound River. Meyteh, Ziarat Saheli, Esmail Mahmudi, Kordavan Sofla, and Kordavan Raisi are nearby villages.

Population

Most of the people are farmer and women are making artifact. Kordovan-e Olya has been the land of the scientists who were very famous in Dashti County.

Language and dialect

The dialect of the village is the traditional dialect from Dashti.

The Dashti dialect is an original Iranian Dialect and it is back to Pahlavi Sassanid language and now people are using the words that were used in Pahlavi language, after some centuries.

Notable residents

Zaer Mohammad Ali Dashti or Faez Dashti was a poet born in Kordovan-e Olya in 1834, and lived there his whole life. Abd-ol-Reza Kordavani or Mahzun was another poet in Kordovan.

References

^ Kordovan-e Olya can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3070205" 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.

Dashti County

Capital

Khormuj

Districts

Central

Cities

Khormuj

Rural Districts
and villages

Khormuj	Ahsham Qaedha Bagh-e Behesht Chahleh Charak Chavoshi Derazi Faqih-e Hasanan Jabri Kolol Mian Kharreh-ye Bala Varavi Zaer Abbas Zizar
Markazi	Arabi Badam Zar Bandu Bowheyri Lavar-e Razemi Mal-e Gavdan Mal-e Gol Manqal Mohammadabad

Kaki

Cities

Kaki

Rural Districts
and villages

Cheghapur	Ba Monir Baduleh Dargu Shomali Dehdari Dowlatabad Emamabad Faqih Ahmadan Gaz Deraz Hoseyn-e Zaeri Maleh-ye Khorg Maqatel Marhavay Naseri Tavil Deraz
Kabgan	Bagh Pir Balangestan Chah-e Hoseyn Jamal Esmail Mahmudi Kabgan Kalat Kordovan-e Olya Kordovan-e Raisi Kordovan-e Sofla Lavar-e Saheli Miteh Sheykhian Mari Sheykhian Solonji Sheykhian-e Shahab Zairabul Ziarat
Kaki	Aliabad Bagh-e Shali Bagh-e Shur Boniad Gankhak-e Kowra Gankhak-e Raisi Gankhak-e Sheykhi Talkhu

Shonbeh and Tasuj

Cities

Shonbeh

Rural Districts
and villages

Shonbeh	Baghan Beshak Bon Bid Chah Gah Darvishi Eslamabad Kardaneh Kerdelan Keshtu Mazraeh-ye Hajj Ahmadi Razmabad Sena
Tasuj	Azhdar Khowsh Dasht-e Palang Dehuk Hana Shur Konar Bandak Mohammad Riz Sarmak Sohu