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Shavand

Persian: شوند
Shavand Persian: شوند
Village
	Shavand
	Coordinates: 35°22′28″N 49°12′38″E / 35.37444°N 49.21056°E
Country	Iran
Province	Hamadan
County	Dargazin
District	Shahanjarin
Rural District	Dargazin-e Olya
Population (2016)
• Total	924
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Shavand (Persian: شوند)^[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Dargazin-e Olya Rural District^[b] of Shahanjarin District, Dargazin County, Hamadan province, Iran.^[4] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Changarin,^[5] now the city of Shahanjarin.^[6]

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^[c] of the former Qorveh-ye Darjazin District of Razan County.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 955 people in 272 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 924 people in 282 households.^[2]

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.^[4]

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.^[9]

Notable people

Bahman Ansari, an Iranian historian and writer, is originally from this village. ^[10]

Notes

^ Also known as Shāhvand and Shāhvend^[3]
^ Formerly Darjazin-e Olya Rural District^[4]
^ Renamed Dargazin-e Olya Rural District^[4]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (14 November 2024). "Shavand, Dargazin County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
^ ^a ^b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Hamadan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ Shavand can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3084666" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2023) [Approved 8 December 1397]. Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Razan County of Hamadan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 189350. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2022) [Approved 4 October 1366]. Creation and formation of 38 rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Hamadan County under Hamadan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Proposal 53/5/1/11762. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
^ "The representative of the people of Razan and Dargazin in the parliament announced the upgrading of Shahanjarin village in Dargazin to the city". ghatreh.com (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior. 16 July 2023. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Hamadan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Hamadan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
^ Hamdallah Mustawfi (1919). Le Strange, Guy (ed.). The Geographical Part of the Nuzhat-al-Qulub. p. 75. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
^ Who is Bahman Ansari?