Geliyard, Alborz

Geliyard (Persian: گِليَرد‎, also Romanized as Gelīyard)[1] is a village in Bala Taleqan Rural District, in the Central District of Taleqan County, Alborz Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 232, in 42 families.[2] The village is the birthplace of Ayatollah Mahmoud Taleghani.

Geliyard

گِليَرد
village
Geliyard
Coordinates: 36°09′04″N 50°50′48″E
Country Iran
ProvinceAlborz
CountyTaleqan
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictBala Taleqan
Population
 (2006)
 • Total232
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Etymology

The word Geliyard or Giliyard derives from Gil, which is the name of an ancient ethnicity in Medes united confederation, and were the ancestors af today Gilaks. The -ard also is the suffix of location which means milieu or territory, and derives from the Avestan word of Ard which means land. Hence Geliyard means land of Gil people.

References
  1. Geliyard can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3838603" 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.
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