Shirvan, Lorestan
Village in Lorestan province, Iran
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Shirvan (Persian: شيروان)[a] is a village in Shirvan-e Gharbi Rural District of Shirvan District in Borujerd County, Lorestan province, Iran, serving as capital of the district.[3] It was the capital of Shirvan Rural District[4][b] until its capital was transferred to the village of Khayan.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,101 in 280 households, when it was Sharkat Zarayi Shirvan Chafa in Shirvan Rural District[b] of the Central District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,139 people in 331 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,051 people in 326 households.[1]
In 2021, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Shirvan District and renamed Shirvan-e Sharqi Rural District. Sharkat Zarayi Shirvan Chafa was transferred to Shirvan-e Gharbi Rural District created in the new district and renamed Shirvan.[3]
