Shal, Qazvin

City in Qazvin province, Iran From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Shal (Persian: شال)[4] is a city in, and the capital of, Shal District[a] in Buin Zahra County, Qazvin province, Iran.[6]

CountryIran
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Shal
Persian: شال
City
Shal is located in Iran
Shal
Shal
Coordinates: 35°53′57″N 49°46′08″E[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceQazvin
CountyBuin Zahra
DistrictShal
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
15,290
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population wa 15,104 in 3,348 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 14,996 people in 3,972 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 15,290 people in 4,217 households.[3]

Economy

Shal is historically known as a center of sheep breeding.[9]: 858 

In literature

The 14th-century author Hamdallah Mustawfi listed Shal as one of the main villages in the territory of Qazvin.[10]

See also

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Notes

  1. [a]
    Formerly known as Dashtabi District[5]

References

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