Shavand (Persian: شوند), also known as Shāhvand and Shāhvend,[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Dargazin-e Olya Rural District of Shahanjarin District, Dargazin County, Hamadan province, Iran.[4]
Shavand
Persian: شوند | |
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Village | |
  Shavand | |
| Coordinates: 35°22′28″N 49°12′38″E / 35.37444°N 49.21056°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Hamadan |
| County | Dargazin |
| District | Shahanjarin |
| Rural District | Dargazin-e Olya |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 924 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 978 in 232 households, when it was in the former Qorveh-e Darjazin District of Razan County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 955 people in 272 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 924 people in 282 households.[2]
After the census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Dargazin County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Qorveh-e Dargazin as its capital.[4]
The 14th-century author Hamdallah Mustawfi listed Shavand (as Ashvand) as one of the main villages in the A‘lam district under Hamadan.[7]
Bahman Ansari, an Iranian historian and writer, is originally from this village. [8]
References edit
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (19 October 2023). "Shavand, Dargazin County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 19 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.
- ^ Shavand can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3084666" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (8 December 1397). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Razan County of Hamadan province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Hamdallah Mustawfi (1919). Le Strange, Guy (ed.). The Geographical Part of the Nuzhat-al-Qulub. p. 75. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ Who is Bahman Ansari?
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