Shaft, Iran

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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 is located in Iran
Shaft
Shaft
Coordinates: 37°10′13″N 49°24′06″E / 37.17028°N 49.40167°E / 37.17028; 49.40167[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceGilan
CountyShaft
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
8,184
Time zoneUTC+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.[5]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 6,158 in 1,700 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 6,533 people in 2,001 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 8,184 people in 2,691 households.[3]

Geography

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Shaft is 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

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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

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  • Mojtaba Asghari, Freestyle Wrestler

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also known as Bāzār Shaft[4]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (14 October 2024). "Shaft, بخش مرکزی [Central District], Shaft County, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  2. ^ "5CC2+4M7 Shaft, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  3. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ 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".
  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan (1 October 1995) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1378/08/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان گیلان [‌Divisional reforms in Gilan 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] 6EF9BFC4-2A0A-415F-9C26-DC4B626EA4DC. شماره دوره [Course number] 74. Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  6. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Gilan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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