Sefid Chah
Sefid Chah
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Village | |
Sefid Chah Cemetery | |
Sefid Chah | |
| Coordinates: 36°36′06″N 53°53′06″E / 36.60167°N 53.88500°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Mazandaran |
| County | Behshahr |
| District | Yaneh Sar |
| Rural District | Shohada |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 137 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Sefid Chah (Persian: سفيدچاه)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Shohada Rural District[4] in Yaneh Sar District of Behshahr County, Mazandaran province, Iran.
Etymology
The literal meaning of Sefid Chah is "The White Well." The reason for naming the village is the white soil that is seen in the cemetery due to the presence of lime.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 99 in 26 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 351 people in 55 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 137 people in 47 households.[2]
Cemetery
The old cemetery of Sefid Chah, was registered as a national monument of Iran on 8 March 2003. The cemetery dates back to the Timurid period and is considered one of the first Muslim cemeteries in Iran.
According to research and studies conducted by various soil research institutes, the soil of this cemetery contains large amounts of lime, and bodies in this type of soil decompose over a longer period of time than other types of cemetery soil. It is believed by the people of this village that if they are buried in this cemetery, their bodies will remain intact or will not suffer any damage.
The gender of the people buried there is indicated in a special way. If there is a shape of a double-headed shoulder on the stone installed on the grave, the grave belongs to a man, and if there is a shape of a single-headed shoulder on the gravestone, the person buried in that place is a woman.[7]
See also
Notes
- ^ Also romanized as Sefīd Chāh; also known as Sefīd Jāh; known in Mazandarani as Espe Chah Persian: اسپه چاه [3]
References
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (21 October 2024). "Sefid Chah, دهستان شهدا, بخش یانه سر [Shohada Rural District, Yaneh Sar District], Behshahr County, Mazandaran Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Mazandaran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Sefid Chah can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "48185" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (22 April 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 10 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان بهشهر تابع استان مازندران [Creation and establishment of 10 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Behshahr County under Mazandaran province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 11522.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 27 October 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Mazandaran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Mazandaran Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ ""Safid Chah", a cemetery full of mysteries". Isna (in Persian). Iran's students news agency. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2025.