Abadeh
—  City  —
Abadeh
Seal
Abadeh Location in Iran
Coordinates: 31°9′30″N 52°39′0″E / 31.15833°N 52.65°E / 31.15833; 52.65Coordinates: 31°9′30″N 52°39′0″E / 31.15833°N 52.65°E / 31.15833; 52.65
Country	Iran
Province	Fars Province
County	Abadeh County
Elevation	6,200 ft (1,890 m)
Population (2007)
- Total	59,241 (est. 2,007)
Time zone	IRST(UTC+3:30)
- Summer (DST)	IRDT(UTC+4:30) (UTC)
Postal Code	7****-*****
Area code(s)	0751

Abadeh (Persian: آباده ) is a city in Fars province, Iran, situated at an elevation of 6,200 feet (1,890 m) in a fertile plain on the high road between Isfahan and Shiraz, 140 miles (230 km) from the former and 170 miles (270 km) from the latter. The population is 59,241 (est. 2007),^[1] showing a growth of 45% from 1985 to 2005. The city is the capital of Abadehy County.

It is the largest city in the Abadeh-Eghlid district, which is famed for its carved wood-work, made of the wood of pear and box trees. Sesame oil, castor oil, grain, and various fruits are also produced there.

The area is famous for its Abadeh rugs.

Seal of Abadeh observed in Munipical hotel and restaurant

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Roads

Expessway 65 passes through Abadeh. This situation helps Abadeh to improve compared to Eqlid. Road 78 runs from 25 km southern Abadeh from Yazd to Yasuj. A road starts from Abadeh Ring Road to Soqad and Semirom, Road 55.

[edit] Railroad

A rail road from Isfahan to Shiraz was planed and started to be constructed in 2002. One week before Iranian presidential election, 2009, for electional reasons by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad but after the first train moved from Shiraz to Abadeh in 7 hours (it was supposed to pass this way in 2 hours!) passengers went to Isfahan by bus. It is said int needs some repairs and can not work for 4 months.

[edit] Airport

An airport was planned to be built in Akbar Hashemi Rafsenjani's presidential period, but the only sign of the airport is in Shiraz expressway (فرودگاه -->).

[edit] References

Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Abadeh.

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

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