Shaft, Iran

For the administrative division of Gilan province, see Shaft County. For the village in Bushehr province, see Shaft. For other uses for the same name, see Shaft.

Shaft Persian: شفت
City
Shaft
Coordinates: 37°10′13″N 49°24′06″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Gilan
County	Shaft
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	8,184
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Shaft (Persian: شفت)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Shaft County, Gilan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 6,158 in 1,700 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 6,533 people in 2,001 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 8,184 people in 2,691 households.^[2]

Geography

Shaft is located approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Rasht. Nearby major villages are Ahmadsargurab Kalashem-e Bala, Chubar, and Kozan. Some of the nearby villages like Imamzadeh Ebrahim have mountainous landscape which attract people from other cities on holidays. Rudkhan Castle is a tourist attraction in the vicinity of Shaft.

Economy

Rural economic activities include rice cultivation, fish farming, and animal husbandry.

On Mondays, Doshanbeh Bazaar, a local trade market is held there. That is why many know the place as Doshanbeh (Monday). Its local dishes are pala kebab, baghlaghatogh, and jaghoorbaghoor.

Notable people

• Mojtaba Asghari, Freestyle Wrestler

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also known as Bāzār Shaft^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (14 October 2024). "Shaft, Shaft County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 October 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Gilan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Shaft, Iran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3083828" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 22 July 1374]. Divisional Reforms in Gilan Province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board. Notification 9122/T15630K. Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Gilan 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): Gilan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.