Shavand Explained

Shavand (fa|شوند) is a village in, and the capital of, Dargazin-e Olya Rural District of Shahanjarin District, Dargazin County, Hamadan province, Iran.^[2] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Changarin,^[3] now the city of Shahanjarin.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 978 in 232 households, when it was in Darjazin-e Olya Rural District of the former Qorveh-ye Darjazin District of Razan County.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 955 people in 272 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 924 people in 282 households.^[7]

After the census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Dargazin County. The rural district was transferred to the new Shahanjarin District and renamed Dargazin-e Olya Rural District.^[2]

In literature

The 14th-century author Hamdallah Mustawfi listed Shavand (as Ashvand) as one of the main villages in the A‘lam district under Hamadan.^[8]

Notable people

Bahman Ansari, an Iranian historian and writer, is originally from this village. ^[9]

See also

Notes and References

1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Shavand, Dargazin County. . 14 November 2024. 14 November 2024. fa.
2. Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Razan County of Hamadan province. fa. qavanin.ir. Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20230731192503/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/264375. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Jahangiri. Ishaq. 31 July 2023. c. 2023. Approved 8 December 1397. Proposal 189350. 19 October 2023.
3. Creation and formation of 38 rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Hamadan County under Hamadan province. fa. qavanin.ir. Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20220521100040/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/131276. Mousavi. Mirhossein. 21 May 2022. Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. 11 February 2024. c. 2022. Approved 4 October 1366. Proposal 53/5/1/11762.
4. News: The representative of the people of Razan and Dargazin in the parliament announced the upgrading of Shahanjarin village in Dargazin to the city. fa. ghatreh.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20231019184515/https://ghatreh.com/news/nn14020435844624699392. Ministry of the Interior. 19 October 2023. 16 July 2023. 19 October 2023.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Book: Hamdallah Mustawfi . Hamdallah Mustawfi . Le Strange . Guy . Guy Le Strange . The Geographical Part of the Nuzhat-al-Qulub . 1919 . 75 . 10 October 2022.
9. https://ketab.cafe/%D8%A8%D9%87%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C/ Who is Bahman Ansari?