Estir

Estir
استير
village
Estir
Coordinates: 36°12′49″N 57°30′00″E / 36.21361°N 57.50000°E / 36.21361; 57.50000Coordinates: 36°12′49″N 57°30′00″E / 36.21361°N 57.50000°E / 36.21361; 57.50000
Country  Iran
Province Razavi Khorasan
County Sabzevar
Bakhsh Central
Rural District Qasabeh-ye Gharbi
Population (2006)
  Total 781
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
  Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Estir (Persian: استير, also Romanized as Estīr; also known as Sūder)[1] is a village in Qasabeh-ye Gharbi Rural District, in the Central District of Sabzevar County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 781, in 258 families.[2]

A brief history

Estir was a Jewish village in northeast Iran which has been named after Esther, the Jewish queen of the Persian king Xerxes I.[3]

References

  1. Estir can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3062447" 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. Vahooman, Haroon (2009–2010). Persian codex itineraries I. Tehran: Akhtaran Press. p. 650.
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