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Abstract

In this paper, Concept of "village" can be defined in two ways: substantial and actual. Substantial definition of the village is related to the concept of "settlement". its subjective definition, causing to approach to the concept, considers some methods, such as: referring to dictionaries and related definitions, achieving historical knowledge about the concept and its development process through the time, recognizing its circumstances and comparing it with the City- as a phenomena which is in interaction or interrelation with the village and finally the theory of its structure.As a result, it is going to think twice about the concept of "village". It may consider village, as a "settlement" with a dynamic structure, which develops according to its potentials.

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