Amarlu District Explained

Amarlu District
Native Name:	fa|بخش عمارلو
Native Name Lang:	fa
Settlement Type:	District
Pushpin Map:	Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:	^[1]
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Iran
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Gilan
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Rudbar
Seat Type:	Capital
Seat:	Jirandeh
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population As Of:	2016
Population Total:	7208
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone:	IRST
Utc Offset:	+3:30

Amarlu District (fa|بخش عمارلو) is in Rudbar County, Gilan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Jirandeh.^[2]

History

Amarlu has been one of the dominant Kurmanj tribes in Gilan Province. According to Rabino, the Rashvands formed another inhabitant of the region too.Rišvand formed part of the Bâbân tribe of Solaymâniya and were moved to Gilân by Shah 'Abbâs I. Later, they were chased out of most of their choice pasturelands by the 'Amârlu, who were moved to Gilân from northwestern Persia by Nâder Shah (Rabino, 1916–17, pp. 260–61; tr., pp. 304–6). The Rišvand now live mostly in Qazvin province. The 'Amârlu occupy some fifty villages between Menjil and Pirâkuh in southeastern Gilân. (See Fortescue, pp. 319–20; Mardukh Kordestâni, I, pp. 100–1; Afšâr Sistâni, pp. 132–34.)

Demographics

Language and ethnicity

Most people of Amarlu District are Tat and they speak Tati.^[3]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 7,970 in 2,350 households.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 6,960 people in 2,398 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 7,208 inhabitants in 2,589 households.^[6]

Administrative divisions

Amarlu District Population

Administrative Divisions	2006	2011	2016
	2,826	2,372	2,656
	2,528	2,004	2,232
Jirandeh (city)	2,616	2,584	2,320
Total	7,970	6,960	7,208

Flora

Flora in the region includes:^[7]

• Juniperus polycarpus
• Pteropyrum aucheri
• Rosa canina
• Rhus coriaria
• Pistacia sp.
• Rhamnus pallasi
• Lilium ledebourii

and grasses and herbs such as:

• Astragalus marschallianus
• Galium gilanicum
• G. rotundifolium
• Teucrium polium
• Verbascum thapsus
• Artemisia herbaalba

Notable people

• Manutchehr Salimi, politician

See also

Notes and References

1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Amarlu District (Rudbar County). . 14 October 2024. 14 October 2024. fa.
2. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Gilan province centered on the city of Rasht. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Parliament Research Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012175417/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113040. Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Habibi. Hassan. 12 October 2016. Approved 21 June 1369. 21 October 2015. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Notification 82846/T135K. 12 December 2023.
3. Web site: Ethnologue: Languages of the World.
4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Gilan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920083905/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/01.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Gilan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20231008063316/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Gilan.xls. 8 October 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Gilan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20201204200858/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_01.xlsx. Excel. 4 December 2020.
7. Web site: Archived copy . www.aemnp.eu . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110720153145/http://www.aemnp.eu/PDF/47/Linnavuori3.pdf%5D . 20 July 2011 . dead.