Qahavand

Qahavand
Persian: قهاوند
City
Qahavand is located in Iran
Qahavand
Qahavand
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 34°51′32″N 49°00′15″E / 34.85889°N 49.00417°E / 34.85889; 49.00417
CountryIran
ProvinceHamadan
CountyHamadan
DistrictShara
Established1997[1]
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
2,970
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qahavand (Persian: قهاوند)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Shara District[4] in Hamadan County, Hamadan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Jeyhun Dasht Rural District.[5] The village of Qahavand was converted to a city in 1997.[1]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 2,407 in 616 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 3,115 people in 763 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,970 people in 845 households.[2]

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Also romanized as Qahāvand and Qahāwand[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Habibi, Mir-Hassan (1 June 1997) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1376/03/11 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تبدیل روستای قهاوند از توابع شهرستان همدان به شهر قهاوند [‌Transforming Qahavand village from Hamadan County to Qahavand city]. مهدی داودآبادی [Mehdi Davudabadi] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 12227/42/04/1. Archived from the original on 9 August 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان همدان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Hamadan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Qahavand at GEOnet Names Server
  4. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان همدان به مرکزیت شهر همدان [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Hamadan province, centered in Hamadan city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 0B4BF172-2464-430F-82EF-9426BDC5D272. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 11 February 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  5. ↑ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (1 July 1987) [مصوب (Approved) 1366/04/10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌ايجاد و تشكيل 38 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مكانها در قسمتي از شهرستان همدان تابع استان همدان [‌Creation and formation of 38 rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Hamadan County under Hamadan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 53/5/1/11762. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  6. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان همدان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Hamadan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  7. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان همدان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Hamadan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2026.