Naghan

Naghan
Persian: ناغان
City
Naghan is located in Iran
Naghan
Naghan
Coordinates: 31°56′12″N 50°43′53″E / 31.93667°N 50.73139°E / 31.93667; 50.73139[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceChaharmahal and Bakhtiari
CountyKiar
DistrictNaghan
Established as a city1994[3]
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
6,125
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Naghan (Persian: ناغان)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Naghan District in Kiar County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran.[6] It also serves as the administrative center for Naghan Rural District.[7] The village of Naghan was converted to a city in 1994.[3]

Demographics

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Ethnicity

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The city is populated by Lurs.[8]

Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,928 in 1,210 households, when it was in the Central District of Ardal County.[9] The following census in 2011 counted 4,861 people in 1,345 households,[10] by which time the city and the rural district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Kiar County and transferred to the new Naghan District.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 6,125 people in 1,842 households.[4]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Nāghān[5]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (30 August 2024). "Naghan, Naghan Section, Kiar County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiyari Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  2. ^ "WPPJ+MH6 Naghan, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  3. ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (27 April 1994) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1373/02/07 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. شناخته شدن روستای ناغان از توابع شهرستان اردل به عنوان شهر و تأسیس شهرداری در محل مذکور [‌Recognizing the village of Naghan, a part of Ardal County, as a city and establishing a municipality in the said place]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 1251770D-48B4-4D94-B144-9666483921A5. شماره دوره [Course number] 73. Archived from the original on 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  4. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ Naghan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3076209" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  6. ^ a b Davoodi, Parviz (21 October 2007) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1386/07/29 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویبنامه وزرای عضو کمیسیون سیاسی- دفاعی هیئت دولت در خصوص برخی تغییرات و تقسیمات کشوری در استان چهار محال و بختیاری [‌Approval of the Ministers of the Political Defense Commission of the Government Board regarding some changes and national divisions in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 2773B618-ABF2-4EA2-A9B9-33054C181C06. Archived from the original on 26 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  7. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (22 April 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 7 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانهای واقع در شهرستان بروجن تابعه استان چهارمحال بختیاری [‌Creation and formation of 7 rural districts including villages, farms and places located in Borujen County, subordinate to Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 3049EF27-9B8C-4FAB-8628-FC5F0F13B1B6. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 4. Archived from the original on 26 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Language distribution: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  9. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  10. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.