Piruz (Persian: پيروز), also Romanized as Pīrūz; also known as Fārī and Parī,[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Kamazan-e Vosta Rural District[4] of Zand District, Malayer County, Hamadan province, Iran. It is a Luri-speaking village.[5]
Piruz
Persian: پيروز | |
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Village | |
  Piruz | |
| Coordinates: 34°08′07″N 49°02′44″E / 34.13528°N 49.04556°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Hamadan |
| County | Malayer |
| District | Zand |
| Rural District | Kamazan-e Vosta |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 821 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 1,157 in 310 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,053 people in 334 households.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 821 people in 276 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]
During the Iranian Revolution, on 13 May 1978, the Piruz incident took place near Piruz, when several students travelling by bus from Malayer were stopped at an army check point and shot. On several demonstrations in Hamadan Province the punishment of the soldiers was demanded, but only one of the soldiers was sentenced.[8]
Notable people edit
Karim Khan Zand, Former founder of the Zand Dynasty and Ruler of Iran from 1751 to 1779
References edit
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (18 October 2023). "Piruz, Malayer County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 13. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Piruz can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3077881" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (26 February 1369). "Approval of reforms in Hamadan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Atlas of the Languages of Iran".
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 13. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 13. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Lehr Wagner, Heather (2010). The Iranian Revolution. Infobase Publishing. p. 78. ISBN 9781438132365.
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