Shemshak-e Bala (Persian: شمشك بالا), also Romanized as Shemshak-e Bālā; also known as Shemshak and Shimshak,[3] was a village in Rudbar-e Qasran Rural District of Rudbar-e Qasran District, Shemiranat County, Tehran province, Iran.

Shemshak-e Bala
Persian: شمشك بالا
Former Village
Shemshak-e Bala is located in Iran
Shemshak-e Bala
Shemshak-e Bala
Coordinates: 36°00′50″N 51°29′38″E / 36.01389°N 51.49389°E / 36.01389; 51.49389[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceTehran
CountyShemiranat
DistrictRudbar-e Qasran
Rural DistrictRudbar-e Qasran
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total509
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 672 in 192 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 509 people in 189 households.[2]

After the census, the villages of Darband Sar, Darrud, Jirud, Sefidestan, Shemshak-e Bala, and Shemshak-e Pain merged to establish the city of Shemshak.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (23 October 2023). "Shemshak-e Bala, Shemiranat County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Shemshak-e Bala can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3084749" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ Rahimi, Mohammadreza (9 November 2011). "The city of Shemshak was added to the map of the country's divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2023.