Piruz, Iran

For other places with a similar name, see Piruz.

Piruz
Persian: پيروز
Village
Piruz is located in Iran
Piruz
Piruz
Coordinates: 34°08′07″N 49°02′44″E / 34.13528°N 49.04556°E / 34.13528; 49.04556[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceHamadan
CountyMalayer
DistrictZand
Rural DistrictKamazan-e Vosta
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
821
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Piruz (Persian: پيروز)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Kamazan-e Vosta Rural District[4] of Zand District, Malayer County, Hamadan province, Iran.

History

During the Iranian revolution, on 13 May 1978, the Piruz incident took place near Piruz, when several students travelling by bus from Malayer were stopped at an army check point and shot. On several demonstrations in Hamadan province the punishment of the soldiers was demanded, but only one of the soldiers was sentenced.[5]

Demographics

Language

It is a Luri-speaking village.[6]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,157 in 310 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 1,053 people in 334 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 821 people in 276 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

Notable people

Karim Khan Zand, founder of the Zand dynasty and ruler of Iran from 1751 to 1779 was born here in c.1705.

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Pīrūz; also known as Fārī and Parī[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (15 November 2024). "Piruz, Malayer County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Hamadan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Piruz can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3077881" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (1 August 2014) [Approved 26 February 1369]. Approval of reforms in Hamadan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 14034.1.5.53; Letter 907-93808; Notification 40522/T36K. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
  5. ^ Lehr Wagner, Heather (2010). The Iranian Revolution. Infobase Publishing. p. 78. ISBN 9781438132365.
  6. ^ "Atlas of the Languages of Iran".
  7. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Hamadan 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.
  8. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Hamadan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.



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