Shal, Qazvin Explained
| Shal |
| Native Name: | Persian: 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 (Persian: شال) is a city in, and the capital of, Shal District of Buin Zahra County, Qazvin province, Iran.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population wa 15,104 in 3,348 households.[2] The following census in 2011 counted 14,996 people in 3,972 households.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 15,290 people in 4,217 households.[4]
Economy
Shal is historically known as a center of sheep breeding.[5]
In literature
The 14th-century author Hamdallah Mustawfi listed Shal as one of the main villages in the territory of Qazvin.[6]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Shal, Buin Zahra County . . 8 March 2024 . 8 March 2024 . fa.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 26 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 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.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 26 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119221156/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Qazvin.xls . 19 January 2023. 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 26 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 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.
