Shahmirzad (Persian: شهميرزاد, and known locally as Shamirza (شامرزا),[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Shahmirzad District of Mehdishahr County, Semnan province, Iran.[4] It is in the northern part of the country and on the southern slopes of the Alborz Mountains.
Shahmirzad
Persian: شهميرزاد | |
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City | |
 Shahmirzad, The Bala Sheikhi Neighborhood | |
  Shahmirzad | |
| Coordinates: 35°46′09″N 53°20′10″E / 35.76917°N 53.33611°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Semnan |
| County | Mehdishahr |
| District | Shahmirzad |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 11,191 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 7,273 in 1,860 households, when it was in the former Mehdishahr District of Semnan County).[5] The following census in 2011 counted 8,882 people in 2,625 households,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Mehdishahr County.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 11,191 people in 3,789 households.[2] During the summer, the city's population approaches 40,000 as tourists come for its cool climate and popular gardens.[citation needed]
Shahmirzad has been home to people of diverse ethnic backgrounds, a large group of whom seasonally settled in cities and towns of Mazandaran, such as Babol, Sari, Neka, and Behshahr. During the past decades many Muslim, Bahá'í, and Shahmirzadi Jews,[7] migrated to larger cities in Iran and abroad, most notably San Francisco Bay Area.
The Shahmirzadi language (شامرزایی) is a Caspian language close to Mazandarani.[8]
Shahmirzad's walnut orchard with a size of 700 ha is noted by the UN, Food and Agriculture Organization, as the largest of its kind in the world.[9] Shahmirzadi homeowners are given a proprietary interest in the walnut orchard in proportion to the amount of land they own in the village. Shahmirzad also produces mineral water "Tenab Shahmirzad".[10][11]
Notable people edit
- Hossein Fathieh, Mine explorer and University founder in Shahmirzad
- Zabihollah Safa, Iran scholar and professor at the University of Tehran (d. 1999)
- Hají Ákhúnd, Apostle of Baháʼu'lláh, Hand of the Cause in the Bahá’í Faith
- Salman Ghaffari, Iran's Ambassador to Vatican (1986–1990), researcher, religious author & lecturer
- Reza Jafari, Researcher at North Carolina State University and President of Road Safety and Transportation Solutions, Inc. (RSTS, Inc.)
- XPINO A famous rapper in Persian rap
References edit
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (24 April 2023). "Shahmirzad, Mehdishahr County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 20. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Shahmirzad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3084064" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ a b Davodi, Parviz (29 July 1386). "Approval letter regarding the reforms of country divisions in Semnan province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 20. 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. 20. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Kirmānshāhchī, Ḥishmat Allāh. Taḥavvulāt-i ijtimāʻī-i Yahūdiyān-i Īrān dar qarn-i bīstum. Los Angeles, CA: Shirkat-i Kitāb, 2007. Print
- ^ Ethnologue report for language code:srz
- ^ Iran Daily Archived 2007-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Tenab Shahmirzad, Iran - Water from all over the World Archived 2006-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "History (Farsi)". Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2009.