Beshel

Beshel

بشل
Beshel بشل
village
	Beshel
	Coordinates: 36°21′32″N 52°52′26″E / 36.35889°N 52.87389°E
Country	Iran
Province	Mazandaran
County	North Savadkuh
Rural District	Sharq va Gharb-e Shirgah
Population (2006)
• Total	567
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Beshel (Persian: بشل; also known as Besh)^[1] is a village in Sharq va Gharb-e Shirgah Rural District, North Savadkuh County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 567, in 150 families.^[2]

Etymology

Beshel as a word is a combination of "Besh" and "eel". Besh (beş) is a Turkic word for the number five, and eel (ایل) is a Persian word used for tribes. Thus, Beshel could be translated as five tribes.

References

^ Beshel can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3056090" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.

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[1] Beshel can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3056090" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

[2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.

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