Shaft, Iran Explained
| Official Name: | Shaft |
| Native Name: | fa|شفت |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gilan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Shaft |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Central |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 8184 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
| Coordinates: | 37.1703°N 49.4017°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Shaft (fa|شفت) is a city in the Central District of Shaft County, Gilan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 6,158 in 1,700 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 6,533 people in 2,001 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 8,184 people in 2,691 households.[5]
Geography
Shaft is located approximately 20km (10miles) southwest of Rasht. Nearby major villages are Ahmadsargurab Kalashem-e Bala, Chubar, and Kozan. Some of the nearby villages like Imamzadeh Ebrahim have mountainous landscape which attract people from other cities on holidays. Rudkhan Castle is a tourist attraction in the vicinity of Shaft.
Economy
Rural economic activities include rice cultivation, fish farming, and animal husbandry. On Mondays, Doshanbeh Bazaar, a local trade market is held there. That is why many know the place as Doshanbeh (Monday). Its local dishes are pala kebab,, and .
Notable people
- Mojtaba Asghari, Freestyle Wrestler
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Shaft, Shaft County. . 14 October 2024. 14 October 2024. fa.
- Divisional Reforms in Gilan Province. fa. lamtakam.com. Lam ta Kam. https://web.archive.org/web/20231214150254/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/115596. Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board. Habibi. Hassan. 14 December 2023. c. 2023. Approved 22 July 1374. 14 December 2023. Notification 9122/T15630K.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
