Farsian, Azadshahr

For other places with the same name, see Farsian.

Farsian Persian: فارسيان
Village
Farsian
Farsian
Coordinates: 36°56′42″N 55°25′12″E / 36.94500°N 55.42000°E / 36.94500; 55.42000[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Golestan
County	Azadshahr
District	Cheshmeh Saran
Rural District	Cheshmeh Saran
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,928
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Farsian (Persian: فارسيان)^[a] is a mountainous village in, and the capital of, Cheshmeh Saran Rural District^[4] of Cheshmeh Saran District, Azadshahr County, Golestan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,058 in 491 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,109 people in 612 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,928 people in 592 households.^[2]

Tourism

Farsian, with a river running through it, is one of the historical villages and a tourist destination that has become famous as the "Masouleh of Golestan" because of its staircase-like houses. The inhabitants of Farsian are Turks of Qizilbash and their activities are agriculture and animal husbandry. Although the traditional look of the village has been destroyed over time, it has been restored by the government. The mud-thatched houses, wooden doors, and blue windows are attractive to tourists. People of Farsian produced handicrafts and traditional foods, but the village has been in decline due to a decline in tourists.^[7]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Fārseyān, Fārsīān, and Fārsīyān^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (16 October 2024). "Farsian, Azadshahr County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 October 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Golestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Farsian can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3062773" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2013) [Approved 9 August 1987]. Creation and establishment of 23 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Gonbad-e Kavus County under Mazandaran province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 53.1.140. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Golestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Golestan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
7. "Farsian, the Masouleh of Golestan" (in Persian). Mehr. Mehr News. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2025.