Giyan

Giyan is a city in, and the capital of, Giyan District of Nahavand County, province, . It also serves as the administrative center for Giyan Rural District.
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  • Type: Town with 8,840 residents
  • Description: city in Hamadan province, Iran
  • Also known as: Gīān”, “Gīyān”, “Kayān”, and “Kian

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tepe Giyan.

Archaeological site
Tepe Gyan is an archaeological site in the highland central Zagros Mountains in . contains a necropolis of 123 graves and distinctive pottery which displays some affinities with the ceramics found at another Elamite site of Tepe Sialk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gilabad and Hoseynabad-e Giyan.

Village
is a village in Sarab Rural District, Giyan District, Nahavand County, Hamadan Province, . At the 2006 census, its population was 1,878, in 514 families.

Village
is a village in Giyan Rural District of Giyan District, Nahavand County, province, . is situated 2½ km southeast of Giyan.

Village
is a village in, and the capital of, Sarab Rural District of Giyan District, Nahavand County, province, . is situated 3 km northwest of Giyan.

Giyan

Latitude
34.1772° or 34° 10′ 38″ north
Longitude
48.24457° or 48° 14′ 41″ east
Population
8,840
Elevation
1,570 metres (5,151 feet)
Open location code
8H6C56GV+VR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2513410401
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
133378
Wiki­data ID
Q719253
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Giyan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: غيان
  • Azerbaijani: Giyan
  • Cebuano: Kīān
  • Central Kurdish: گیان، ئێران
  • Chinese: Giyan
  • Dutch: Giyan
  • French: Giyan
  • Irish: Giyan
  • Italian: Giyan
  • Japanese: ギャヤーン
  • Kurdish: Giyan
  • Malagasy: Giyan
  • Malay: Giyan
  • Mazanderani: گیان
  • Min Nan Chinese: Giyan
  • Persian: Kīān
  • Persian: کیان
  • Persian: گيان
  • Persian: گیان
  • Russian: Гийан
  • South Azerbaijani: گیان
  • Swedish: Kīān
  • Tajik: Гийон
  • Turkish: Giyan

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