Shal
Persian: شال | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 35°53′57″N 49°46′08″E / 35.89917°N 49.76889°E [1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Qazvin |
County | Buin Zahra |
District | Shal |
Population (2016)
[2] | |
• Total | 15,290 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 ( IRST) |
Shal at GEOnet Names Server |
Shal ( Persian: شال) [3] is a city in, and the capital of, Shal District of Buin Zahra County, Qazvin province, Iran.[ citation needed]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population wa 15,104 in 3,348 households. [4] The following census in 2011 counted 14,996 people in 3,972 households. [5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 15,290 people in 4,217 households. [2]
Shal is historically known as a center of sheep breeding. [6]: 858
The 14th-century author Hamdallah Mustawfi listed Shal as one of the main villages in the territory of Qazvin. [7]
Shal
Persian: شال | |
---|---|
City | |
Coordinates: 35°53′57″N 49°46′08″E / 35.89917°N 49.76889°E [1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Qazvin |
County | Buin Zahra |
District | Shal |
Population (2016)
[2] | |
• Total | 15,290 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 ( IRST) |
Shal at GEOnet Names Server |
Shal ( Persian: شال) [3] is a city in, and the capital of, Shal District of Buin Zahra County, Qazvin province, Iran.[ citation needed]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population wa 15,104 in 3,348 households. [4] The following census in 2011 counted 14,996 people in 3,972 households. [5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 15,290 people in 4,217 households. [2]
Shal is historically known as a center of sheep breeding. [6]: 858
The 14th-century author Hamdallah Mustawfi listed Shal as one of the main villages in the territory of Qazvin. [7]