Madan-e Olya
village in Firuzeh County, Iran
Madan-e Olya (Persian: معدن عليا) is a village in Firuzeh Rural District of the Central District in Firuzeh County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 557 in 164 households, when it was in the former Takht-e Jolgeh District of Nishapur County. The following census in 2011 counted 543 people in 166 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Takht-e Jolgeh County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 579 people in 182 households, the most populous in its rural district.
The historic Nishapur turquoise has been mined from the Rivand mountain near this village. An ancient city called Rivand of Nishapur has also been probably situated around the region of this village. Some Iranologists, believe that Rivand Mountain has been home to Adur Burzen-Mihr (a holy Zoroastrian fire temple).
“Madan-e Olya” enters the record as village in Firuzeh County, Iran. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Madan-e, Olya and village can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5811194. Authority coordinates are 36.483, 58.406. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2006, 2011 and 2016.
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