Piruz, Iran Explained
| Piruz |
| Native Name: | fa|پيروز |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hamadan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Malayer |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Zand |
| Subdivision Type4: | Rural District |
| Subdivision Name4: | Kamazan-e Vosta |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 821 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Piruz (fa|پيروز) is a village in, and the capital of, Kamazan-e Vosta Rural District[2] of Zand District, Malayer County, Hamadan province, Iran.
History
During the Iranian Revolution, on 13 May 1978, the Piruz incident took place near Piruz, when several students travelling by bus from Malayer were stopped at an army check point and shot. On several demonstrations in Hamadan Province the punishment of the soldiers was demanded, but only one of the soldiers was sentenced.[3]
Demographics
Language
It is a Luri-speaking village.[4]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,157 in 310 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,053 people in 334 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 821 people in 276 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[7]
Notable people
Karim Khan Zand, founder of the Zand dynasty and ruler of Iran from 1751 to 1779
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Piruz, Malayer County. . 15 November 2024. 15 November 2024. fa.
- Approval of reforms in Hamadan province. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Parliament Research Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20150723014036/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/112815. Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Habibi. Hassan. 23 July 2015. 1 August 2014. Approved 26 February 1369. Proposal 14034.1.5.53; Letter 907-93808; Notification 40522/T36K. 11 February 2024.
- Book: Lehr Wagner. Heather. The Iranian Revolution. 2010. Infobase Publishing. 9781438132365. 78.
- Web site: Atlas of the Languages of Iran .
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Hamadan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093712/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/13.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Hamadan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230117164705/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Hamadan.xls. 17 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Hamadan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20210421224006/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_13.xlsx. Excel. 21 April 2021.
