Aspas is in the Zagros mountain range at an altitude of 2362 m. It lies in the foothills above the
Balengan valley between the
Palangi range and the
Abedīn range. Aspas means
Strong Guard in Persian, and the village may have been named in honor of
Aspas (Aspasia), the daughter of
Artaxerxes II of Persia, who was also the commander of his secret police. ==In literature==