Roudehen
Encyclopedia
Rudehen is a city in and the capital of Rudehen District
, in Damavand County
, Tehran Province
, Iran
. At the 2006 census, its population was 19,535, in 5,693 families.
Rudehen is located just past the fork between Haraz and Firoozkooh roads. The Alborz mountain range sits to the North. It is surrounded by mountains to the North, and Mt. Ghorch, Mt. Soori, and others to the South separating it from the central plateau of Iran. It is 1850 meters above the sea level and has a total area of 50 square kilometers.
Before the construction of Tehran-Mazandaran Road, the area was called Damavand in historic reference. After the construction of the road in 1903, however, Roudehen was referred to as a place for rest in the middle of the road. As an example, in Matla-ol-shams written by Sani-al-doleh, it reads: "Roudehen is about 3 kilometers away from Boumehen near the Ah river and is on the left side of the road. It has 15 families, all are immigrants from Urmieh. Sani-al-doleh in 1875 and British Oliver Darsi in 1830 both passed the road and mentioned the name of the villages which are now part of the town or the surrounding areas.
In the eastern part, the village of Kreiton and Ana building complex are now part of Roudehen. The villages of Mehrabad and Golahak are being encroached upon by development accelerated by the construction of the Islamic Azad University.
Roudehen's municipality was founded in 1965. According to the national census in 1976, the population of Roudehen and suburb was 5237 out of which 6.57% were inhabited in the town and the rest in the surrounding villages. Roudehen had a population of 12000 when the Islamic Azad University(IAU) was founded in 1983. They were mostly local established families who, until the university development, remained comprised the village population. Local commuting patterns, housing, and job development increased dramatically with the establishment of the Islamic Azad University. (Prepared by M. Mohammadi)
Faculty of English Language and Literature(FELL)in this university with 3000 students is said to be the largest one in the Middle East.
Rudehen District
Rudehen District is a district in Damavand County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 27,031, in 7,776 families. The District has two cities: Rudehen and Abali. The district was established in 1996.-Subdivisions:...
, in Damavand County
Damavand County
Damavand County is a county in Tehran Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Damavand. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 96,860, in 27,419 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District and Rudehen District...
, Tehran Province
Tehran Province
Tehran Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It covers on area of 18,909 square kilometers and is located to the north of the central plateau of Iran....
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. At the 2006 census, its population was 19,535, in 5,693 families.
Rudehen is located just past the fork between Haraz and Firoozkooh roads. The Alborz mountain range sits to the North. It is surrounded by mountains to the North, and Mt. Ghorch, Mt. Soori, and others to the South separating it from the central plateau of Iran. It is 1850 meters above the sea level and has a total area of 50 square kilometers.
Before the construction of Tehran-Mazandaran Road, the area was called Damavand in historic reference. After the construction of the road in 1903, however, Roudehen was referred to as a place for rest in the middle of the road. As an example, in Matla-ol-shams written by Sani-al-doleh, it reads: "Roudehen is about 3 kilometers away from Boumehen near the Ah river and is on the left side of the road. It has 15 families, all are immigrants from Urmieh. Sani-al-doleh in 1875 and British Oliver Darsi in 1830 both passed the road and mentioned the name of the villages which are now part of the town or the surrounding areas.
In the eastern part, the village of Kreiton and Ana building complex are now part of Roudehen. The villages of Mehrabad and Golahak are being encroached upon by development accelerated by the construction of the Islamic Azad University.
Roudehen's municipality was founded in 1965. According to the national census in 1976, the population of Roudehen and suburb was 5237 out of which 6.57% were inhabited in the town and the rest in the surrounding villages. Roudehen had a population of 12000 when the Islamic Azad University(IAU) was founded in 1983. They were mostly local established families who, until the university development, remained comprised the village population. Local commuting patterns, housing, and job development increased dramatically with the establishment of the Islamic Azad University. (Prepared by M. Mohammadi)
Colleges and universities
- Islamic Azad University, Roudehen Branch
- Faculty of Agriculture of Islamic Azad university Roudehen BranchFaculty of Agriculture of Islamic Azad university Roudehen BranchFaculty of Agriculture of Islamic azad university Roudehen branch located in Roudehen, Tehran, Iran, was founded in 1982-1983.-Departments:*Department of Agronomy*Department of Plant Production*Department of Plant Breeding*Department of Horticultural Science...
- Faculty of English Language, Islamic Azad University Roudehen Branch (Persian)
- Roudehen Islamic Azad University Computer Department (Persian)
- Islamic Azad University of Roudehen Students Forum (Persian)
Faculty of English Language and Literature(FELL)in this university with 3000 students is said to be the largest one in the Middle East.
External links
- http://www.iauroudehen.ac.ir (Persian/English)
- http://www.iaur.ir (Persian/English)