| Abdia عبديا | |
|---|---|
| village | |
  Abdia | |
| Coordinates: 36°03′53″N54°23′15″E / 36.06472°N 54.38750°E Coordinates: 36°03′53″N54°23′15″E / 36.06472°N 54.38750°E | |
| Country |  |
| Province | Semnan |
| County | Damghan |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Rural District | Howmeh |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 60 |
| Time zone | IRST (UTC+3:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | IRDT (UTC+4:30) |
Abdia or Abdia (Persian : عبديا, also Romanized as ‘Abdīā) [1] is a village in Howmeh Rural District, in the Central District of Damghan County, Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 60, in 20 families. [2]
Persian, also known by its endonym Farsi, is one of the Western Iranian languages within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and some other regions which historically were Persianate societies and considered part of Greater Iran. It is written right to left in the Persian alphabet, a modified variant of the Arabic script.
Howmeh Rural District is a rural district (dehestan) in the Central District of Damghan County, Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 4,318, in 1,261 families. The rural district has 31 villages.
The Central District of Damghan County is a district (bakhsh) in Damghan County, Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 72,967, in 20,303 families. The District has three cities: Damghan, Dibaj, and Kalateh Rudbar. The District has three rural districts (dehestan): Damankuh Rural District, Howmeh Rural District, and Rudbar Rural District.
The old name of this village was watery. Watery is the name of the son of the Achaemenid kings who reigned for many years before the Damghan. After many years, the name of this village was changed to Dya (Odia), and then changed again to Abdia, which is still used today. Abdia village rests 175 meters above sea level.
Damghan is the capital of Damghan County, Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 57,331, in 15,849 families. It is situated 342 kilometres (213 mi) east of Tehran on the high-road to Mashad, at an elevation of 1,250 m (4,101 ft). It is one of the oldest cities on the Iranian plateau, stretching back 7000 years, and boasts many sites of historic interest. The oldest of these is Tappeh Hessar, lying to the southeast of the city, which holds the ruins of a castle dating from the Sassanid period.
The village has a subterranean water supply. The economy is based on agriculture and cattle. Due to desert exposure, the climate of the area is warm and dry. The last census showed the village population to be 100 with more than half of them being in the younger demographics. [3]
A desert is a barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life. The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to the processes of denudation. About one-third of the land surface of the world is arid or semi-arid. This includes much of the polar regions where little precipitation occurs and which are sometimes called polar deserts or "cold deserts". Deserts can be classified by the amount of precipitation that falls, by the temperature that prevails, by the causes of desertification or by their geographical location.
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town, with a population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Though villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighborhoods. Villages are normally permanent, with fixed dwellings; however, transient villages can occur. Further, the dwellings of a village are fairly close to one another, not scattered broadly over the landscape, as a dispersed settlement.
