Lowshan Explained
| Official Name: | Lowshan |
| Native Name: | Persian: لوشان |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gilan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rudbar |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Central |
| Population As Of: | 2016 Census |
| Population Total: | 13032 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
| Coordinates: | 36.6278°N 49.5114°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Lowshan (Persian: لوشان) is a city in the Central District of Rudbar County, Gilan province, Iran. It is located on the Shahrood river in the Alborz (Elburz) mountain range.
History
In the beginning of the 13th century, Shamlu clan from Bigdeli tribe lived in Lowshan village of Tarom.[2] Both Lowšān and Manjil had a mainly Turkish population from the ʿAmmārlu tribe, together with Tats and Kurds, and belonged to the ʿAmmārlu district.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 14,596 in 3,584 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 15,193 people in 4,264 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 13,032 people in 3,958 households.[6]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Lowshan, Rudbar County . . 7 October 2023 . 7 October 2023 . fa.
- https://rch.ac.ir/article/Details/12785 Encyclopaedia İslamica:امرای یکی از طوایف اوجی، از طوایف مشهور شاملو (سومر، ص 209، 211)، پیش از نیمة اول قرن نهم در قریة لوشان، از روستاهای طارم، سکونت داشتند (مرعشی، ص 260ـ261).
- Encyclopædia Iranica :MANJIL
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 01 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 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.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 01 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20231008063316/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Gilan.xls . 8 October 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 01 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 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.
