Shal
Persian: شال
City
Shal is located in Iran
Shal
Shal
Coordinates: 35°53′51″N 49°46′10″E / 35.89750°N 49.76944°E / 35.89750; 49.76944[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceQazvin
CountyBuin Zahra
DistrictShal
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total15,290
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Shal at GEOnet Names Server

Shal (Persian: شال)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Shal District of Buin Zahra County, Qazvin province, Iran.[citation needed]

At the 2006 census, its population was 15,104 in 3,348 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 14,996 people in 3,972 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 15,290 people in 4,217 households.[2]

The 14th-century author Hamdallah Mustawfi listed Shal as one of the main villages in the territory of Qazvin.[6]

Shal is historically known as a center of sheep breeding.[7]: 858 

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 May 2023). "Shal, Buin Zahra County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Shal can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3084351" 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. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ Hamdallah Mustawfi (1919). Le Strange, Guy (ed.). The Geographical Part of the Nuzhat-al-Qulub. p. 64. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  7. ^ Lambton, Ann K.S.; Hillenbrand, R.M. (1978). "ḲAZWĪN". In Van Donzel, E.; Lewis, B.; Pellat, Ch. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Volume IV (IRAN-KHA). Leiden: E.J. Brill. pp. 857–63. ISBN 90 04 05745 5. Retrieved 8 April 2022.


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