Zavarak, Qazvin Explained
| Zavarak |
| Native Name: | fa|زوارك |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Qazvin |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Qazvin |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Rudbar-e Alamut-e Sharqi |
| Subdivision Type4: | Rural District |
| Subdivision Name4: | Alamut-e Pain |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 102 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Zavarak (fa|زوارك) is a village in, and the capital of, Alamut-e Pain Rural District,[2] Rudbar-e Alamut-e Sharqi District, Qazvin County, Qazvin province, Iran.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 176 in 57 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 126 people in 43 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 102 people in 39 households.[5]
See also
Further reading
In The Valley of the Assassins, Zavarak is mentioned by British traveller and explorer Freya Stark as a place she visits during one of her Persian tours in the 1930s. She describes the immediate region in some detail.[6]
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Zavarak, Qazvin County. . 16 September 2024. 16 September 2024. fa.
- Creation and formation of 25 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Qazvin County under Zanjan province. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Parliament Research Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20120630220301/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110231. 11 April 1391. Approved 10 April 1366. Notification 206/T877. 30 June 2012. Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Mousavi. Mirhossein. 28 November 2023.
- 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.
- Stark, Freya, The Valley of the Assassins, Modern Library Edition, New York, 2001 (first published in 1934 by John Murray, London)
