Lowshan

Lowshan

Lowshan

City in Gilan province, Iran

For other places with a similar name, see Loshan and Lushan.

Lowshan (Persian: لوشان)[lower-alpha 1] is a city in the Central District of Rudbar County, Gilan province, Iran. It is located on the Shahrood river in the Alborz (Elburz) mountain range.

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At the 2006 census, its population was 14,596 in 3,584 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 15,193 people in 4,264 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 13,032 people in 3,958 households.[2]

In the beginning of the 13th century, Shamlu clan from Bigdeli tribe lived in Lowshan village of Tarom.[6] Both Lowšān and Manjil had a mainly Turkish population from the ʿAmmārlu tribe, together with Tats and Kurds, and belonged to the ʿAmmārlu district.[7]

Notes

  1. Also Romanized as Lowshān, Loshan and Looshan; also known as Pol-e-Lowshān and Pul'-i-Loshan[3]

References

  1. [1]
    OpenStreetMap contributors (7 October 2023). "Lowshan, Rudbar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. [3]
    Lowshan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3073233" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. [4]
    "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. [6]
    Encyclopaedia İslamica:امرای‌ یکی‌ از طوایف‌ اوجی‌، از طوایف‌ مشهور شاملو (سومر، ص‌ 209، 211)، پیش‌ از نیمة‌ اول‌ قرن‌ نهم‌ در قریة‌ لوشان‌، از روستاهای‌ طارم‌، سکونت‌ داشتند (مرعشی‌، ص‌ 260ـ261).
  7. [7]
    Encyclopædia Iranica :MANJIL
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