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Shal Persian: شال
City
Shal
Coordinates: 35°53′57″N 49°46′08″E / 35.89917°N 49.76889°E / 35.89917; 49.76889
Country	Iran
Province	Qazvin
County	Buin Zahra
District	Shal
Population
• Total	15,290
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Shal, Qazvin at GEOnet Names Server

Shal (Persian: شال) is a city in, and the capital of, Shal District of Buin Zahra County, Qazvin province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population wa 15,104 in 3,348 households. The following census in 2011 counted 14,996 people in 3,972 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 15,290 people in 4,217 households.

Economy

Shal is historically known as a center of sheep breeding.

In literature

The 14th-century author Hamdallah Mustawfi listed Shal as one of the main villages in the territory of Qazvin.

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (14 September 2024). "Shal, Buin Zahra County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
2. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Qazvin Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Shal, Qazvin can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3084351" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. "Shal city". lastsecond.ir (in Persian). Listekand Family. 27 April 2018. Archived from the original on 14 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Qazvin 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.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Qazvin Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
7. Lambton, Ann K.S.; Hillenbrand, R.M. (1978). "ḲAZWĪN". In Van Donzel, E.; Lewis, B.; Pellat, Ch. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Volume IV (IRAN-KHA). Leiden: E.J. Brill. pp. 857–63. ISBN 90 04 05745 5. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
8. Hamdallah Mustawfi (1919). Le Strange, Guy (ed.). The Geographical Part of the Nuzhat-al-Qulub. p. 64. Retrieved 10 October 2022.

v t e Qazvin province, Iran
Capital	Qazvin
Counties and cities	Abyek County Abyek Khak-e Ali Ziaran Alborz County Alvand Bidestan Mohammadiyeh Sharifabad Avaj Avaj Abgarm Buin Zahra County Buin Zahra Ardak Danesfahan Sagezabad Shal Qazvin County Qazvin Eqbaliyeh Kuhin Mahmudabad Nemuneh Moallem Kalayeh Razmian Sirdan Takestan County Takestan Esfarvarin Khorramdasht Narjeh Ziaabad
Sights	Alamut Castle Aminiha Hosseiniyeh Caravanserai of Sa'd al-Saltaneh Meimoon Ghal'eh Ahmadabad-e Mosaddeq Ab anbars of Qazvin Jame' Atiq Mosque of Qazvin Heidarieh mosque Al-Nabi mosque Ovan Lake Kharraqan towers Lambsar Castle Shazdeh Hosein shrine
populated places	List of cities, towns and villages in Qazvin Province

v t e Buin Zahra County
Capital	Buin Zahra
Districts	Central Cities Buin Zahra Sagezabad Rural Districts and villages Sagezabad Amirabad-e Now Bala Khanlu Chalambar Chenar-e Sofla Hajji Arab Qeshlaq-e Hajjiabad-e Olya Rostamabad Rudak Ruvand Sadeqabad Tofak Yerjan Zahray-ye Bala (Upper Zahray) Amirabad-e Kohneh Esmatabad Feyzabad Goldar Heydarabad Hoseynabad Jannatabad Kakin Khatunabad Khunan Mazraeh-ye Baluk Zahra Mazraeh-ye Shirinabad Meshkin Tappeh Mohammadabad-e Khareh Nasimabad Nurabad Papoli-ye Olya Papoli-ye Vosta Plains Technology Company Qeshlaq-e Aminabad Qeshlaq-e Moranlu Sadrabad Shisheh Qaleh Valadabad Valiabad Yaqubabad Zahray-ye Pain (Lower Zahray) Ab Barik Abbasabad-e Seyf Ajorpazy Eshratabad Industrial Centre Aqcheh Mazar Arasanj-e Jadid Arasanj-e Qadim Eshratabad Fathabad Hajib Jahanabad Kolah Darreh Qurqurak Rahimabad Shahrak-e Sanati-ye Arasanj Yusefabad Dashtabi Cities Ardak Rural Districts and villages Dashtabi-ye Gharbi (West Dashtabi) Ahmadabad Aliabad Baqerabad Dizan Farkan Hasanabad Hoseynabad-e Beglar Beygi Jovin Jowharin Kachaleh Gerd Kavand Kharuzak Moradabad Nosratabad Rahmatabad-e Bozorg Saidabad Shadman Shared Soleymanabad Suliqan Dashtabi-ye Sharqi (East Dashtabi) Abkhvoreh Aminabad Aqa Baba Bazamjerd Hakimabad Hoseynabad-e Amini Khaldin Lia Mavin Nosratabad-e Bayeh Now Deh-e Lakvan Qom Yek-e Kuchak Rahmatabad-e Kuchak Shahin Tappeh Shahrestanak Shanbarak Tatnak Vajihabad Zarrinabad Zoleykha Ramand Cities Danesfahan Rural Districts and villages Ebrahimabad Aliabad Chesgin Ebrahimabad Majidabad Mohammadabad-e Gar Gar Now Deh Qaleh-ye Jangi Qeshlaq-e Charkhlu Yengi Kahriz Ramand-e Jonubi (South Ramand) Band-e Sar Espik Khiaraj Khuznin Morad Beyglu Senjdar Sowminak Suravjin Yazan Shal Cities Shal Rural Districts and villages Qaleh Hashem Shahrak-e Modarres Shal Brick Company Tarzak Zeynabad Abdol Robababad Hoseynabad-e Shah Nazar Kheyrabad Mahmudabad Mandarabad Qaleh Abdol Robababad Sakhsabad Soos Zeynabad

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