An abadi (Persian: آبادی, romanized: ābādī) is a Persian term used to describe a rural location, typically a settlement in a rural environment, and informally a larger settlement.[1][2][3] The word Abadi derives from "آباد, ābād", which translates to "populous, thriving, prosperous".[4]
Being a generic and ambiguous term referring to small settlements, the statistical center of Iran uses the term in a broader sense, either a village, farm and "site" – such as gas stations, restaurants, mines and railway stations.[5][6][7] As of the 1973 census 23 per cent of abadis were non-residential.[8]
