Delijan

Delijan () is a city in the Central District of Delijan County, Markazi province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Delijan is 80 km (50 mi) from Qom and 160 km (100 mi) from Isfahan. The city is twinned with Dilijan, Armenia.

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Settlement.name: Delijan
Settlement.native_name_lang: fa
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_caption: View of the city in 2000s
Settlement.pushpin_map: Iran
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Iran
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Markazi
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Delijan
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Central
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_as_of: 2016
Settlement.population_total: 40902
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: IRST

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Population: 40902
Elevation: 1522
Official website: delijan.ir
Image: Delijan, Iran works.jpg

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Commons category: Delijan
male population: 20880
female population: 20022

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is a city in the Central District of Delijan County, Markazi province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Delijan is 80 km (50 mi) from Qom and 160 km (100 mi) from Isfahan. The city is twinned with Dilijan, Armenia.

==Demographics== ===Language=== The native population of Delijan speaks a dialect they call Delijani (or Diligoni in the native language). The native language of Delijan seems to be a version of the old-Persian language, which is similar to the language spoken in Abyaneh one of the oldest Persian village located about an hour away from Delijan.