Shemshak

Shemshak

Shemshak

City in Tehran province, Iran

For the ski resort, see Shemshak (ski resort).

Shemshak (Persian: شمشک)[3] is a city in Rudbar-e Qasran District of Shemiranat County, Tehran province, Iran. A suburb of Tehran, Shemshak was established upon the merger of the former villages of Darband Sar, Darrud, Jirud, Sefidestan, Shemshak-e Bala, and Shemshak-e Pain.[4]

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At the 2006 census, its population (as the total of its constituent villages before the merger) was 2,383 in 702 households, when it was in Rudbar-e Qasran Rural District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,901 people in 644 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,423 people in 1,197 households,[2] by which time the villages had merged and Shemshak was elevated to the status of a city.[4]

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Shemshak.

References

  1. [1]
    OpenStreetMap contributors (23 October 2023). "Shemshak, Shemiranat County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. [3]
    Shemshak can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3062814" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. [4]
    Rahimi, Mohammadreza (9 November 2011). "The city of Shemshak was added to the map of the country's divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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