Shal, Qazvin Explained
| Shal |
| Native Name: | fa|شال |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Qazvin |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Buin Zahra |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Shal |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 15290 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Shal (fa|شال) is a city in, and the capital of, Shal District of Buin Zahra County, Qazvin province, Iran.[2]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population wa 15,104 in 3,348 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 14,996 people in 3,972 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 15,290 people in 4,217 households.[5]
Economy
Shal is historically known as a center of sheep breeding.[6]
In literature
The 14th-century author Hamdallah Mustawfi listed Shal as one of the main villages in the territory of Qazvin.[7]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Shal, Buin Zahra County. . 14 September 2024. 14 September 2024. fa.
- Web site: Shal city. fa. lastsecond.ir. https://web.archive.org/web/20240914211453/https://lastsecond.ir/shal?review=20312. 14 September 2024. Listekand Family. 27 April 2018. 14 September 2024.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Qazvin Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920090740/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/26.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Qazvin Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230119221156/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Qazvin.xls. 19 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Qazvin Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20211130193527/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_26.xlsx. Excel. 30 November 2021.
- Book: Lambton . Ann K.S. . Hillenbrand . R.M. . Van Donzel . E. . Lewis . B. . Pellat . Ch. . The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Volume IV (IRAN-KHA) . 1978 . E.J. Brill . Leiden . 90 04 05745 5 . 857–63 . 8 April 2022 . ḲAZWĪN.
- Book: Hamdallah Mustawfi . Hamdallah Mustawfi . Le Strange . Guy . Guy Le Strange . The Geographical Part of the Nuzhat-al-Qulub . 1919 . 64 . 10 October 2022.
