Chaf_and_Chamkhaleh
Chaf and Chamkhaleh
City in Gilan province, Iran
Chaf and Chamkhaleh (Persian: چاف و چمخاله), also known as Chamkhāleh and Cham Qal‘eh,[3] is a city in the Central District of Langarud County, Gilan province of northwestern Iran, serving as the administrative center for Chaf Rural District.[4] The city is located on the Caspian Sea.
Chaf and Chamkhaleh is a merger of the former villages of Chaf-e Bala, Chaf-e Pain, Chamkhaleh, Galesh Kolam, Hoseynabad-e Chaf, Kamal ol Din Poshteh, Mian Mahalleh-ye Pap Kiadeh, Pain Pap Kiadeh, Palat Kaleh, Pir Poshteh, Radar Kumeh, Soltan Moradi, Tappeh, and Tazehabad-e Chaf.[4]
At the 2011 census, its population was 4,494 in 1,436 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 8,840 people in 3,137 households.[2]