Shabab, Iran
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Shabab
Persian: شباب | |
|---|---|
City | |
  Shabab  Shabab | |
| Coordinates: 33°44′56″N 46°38′15″E / 33.74889°N 46.63750°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Ilam |
| County | Chardavol |
| District | Shabab |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 4,088 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Shabab (Persian: شباب)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Shabab District of Chardavol County,[b] Ilam province, Iran.[4] As a village, it was the capital of Shabab Rural District[5] until its capital was transferred to the village of Halesam.[4] Its capital was once again transferred to the village of Sang-e Sefid.[6]
Ethnicity
The city is populated by Kurds.[7]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 3,363 in 693 households, when it was a village in Shabab Rural District of the Central District.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 3,801 people in 949 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 4,088 people in 1,083 households,[2] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Shabab District. Shabab was elevated to the status of a city.[4]
