Gach Sar
Village in Alborz province, Iran
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Gach Sar (Persian: گچسر)[a] is a village in Nesa Rural District[3] of Asara District in Karaj County, Alborz province, Iran.
Located on the main road from Tehran to Chalus on the Caspian coast, 7 km south of the Kandavan Tunnel, Gach Sar has farmlands irrigated by the Karaj River, producing fruits, as well as plants for animal fodder.[4]
The village has a gypsum mine, and a hotel built during the reign of Reza Shah Pahlavi as a royal lodge. The Qajar-era monarch Naser al-Din Shah vacationed here twice.[4]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 133 in 35 households, when it was in Tehran province.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 141 people in 45 households,[1] by which time the county had been separated from the province in the establishment of Alborz province.[6]
