Chaleshtar Explained

Official Name:Chaleshtar
Native Name:fa|چالشتر
Settlement Type:Former Village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Shahrekord
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Central
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Howmeh
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:1996
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Coordinates:32.3772°N 50.7906°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]

Chaleshtar (fa|چالشتر) was a village in, and the former capital of, Howmeh Rural District of the Central District of Shahrekord County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran.[2] The administration of the rural district has been transferred to the city of Nafech.[3]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The area is Luri, being the prominent heritage language, and there is a minority of Azeri speakers.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 6,720 in 1,680 households.[4] The village did not appear in the following two censuses.[5] [6]

Notable people

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)). Chaleshtar, Shahrekord County. openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap). 31 August 2024. 31 August 2024. fa.
  2. Creation and formation of eight rural districts including villages, farms and places in Shahrekord County under Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20121128033617/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110054. 28 November 2012. Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Moussavi. Mirhossein. 9 August 1391. Notification 115404T817. Approved 2 February 1366. 3 April 2024.
  3. Changes in the boundaries of national divisions of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Parliament Research Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20121130083437/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/117727. 30 November 2012. Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Habibi. Hassan. Approved 25 April 1376. c. 2012. Notification 56142/T17937K. 3 December 2023.
  4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094403/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/14.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
  5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230116012310/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Chahar-Mahal-and-Bakhtiari.xls. 16 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
  6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20190524080828/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_14.xlsx. Excel. 24 May 2019.