Lajan, Iran

For the 14th-century structure in Bastam, Iran, see Kashaneh Tower. For the administrative divisions, see Lajan District, Lahijan-e Gharbi Rural District, and Lahijan-e Sharqi Rural District.

Lajan
Persian: لاجان
City
Lajan is located in Iran
Lajan
Lajan
Coordinates: 36°48′32″N 45°15′54″E / 36.80889°N 45.26500°E / 36.80889; 45.26500[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyPiranshahr
DistrictLajan
Established as a city2003[3]
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
4,201
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Lajan (Persian: لاجان)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Lajan District[7] in Piranshahr County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Originally the village of Gerd Kashaneh in Lahijan-e Sharqi Rural District,[8] it was converted to a city in 2003.[3] In 2019, the city was renamed Lajan.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 1,316 in 260 households.[9] The following census in 2011 counted 1,673 people in 352 households.[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 4,201 people in 1,073 households.[4]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Formerly known as Gerd Kashaneh (گردكشانه),[5] also romanized as Gerd Kashāneh and Gerdak Shāneh; also known as Qertīq Shaneh[6]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 September 2024). "Gerdak-e Sepian, دهستان لاهیجان شرقی, بخش لاجان [Lahijan-e Sharqi Rural District, Lajan District], Piranshahr County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. ^ "R757+HX5 Gerd Kashaneh, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b Aref, Mohammad Reza (9 March 2003) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1381/12/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب تغییرات و اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Approval of divisional changes and reforms in West Azerbaijan 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] C1A10E7C-C160-49E3-AE8D-1A62818B2458. Archived from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  4. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b Jahangiri, Eshaq (17 March 2019) [تاریخ ابلاغ (Notification date) 26/12/1397 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان‌های آذربایجان غربی، اردبیل، اصفهان، بوشهر، سیستان و بلوچستان، فارس، قم، لرستان، مازندران [‌Approval regarding national divisions in the provinces of West Azerbaijan, Ardabil, Isfahan, Bushehr, Sistan and Baluchestan, Fars, Qom, Lorestan, Mazandaran]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شماره ابلاغیه [Notification number] 175033/T56016H. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  6. ^ Lajan, Iran at GEOnet Names Server
  7. ^ Habibi, Hassan (22 January 1995) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1373/11/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تأسیس دو بخش در استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Creation and establishment of two districts in West Azerbaijan 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] 13FD613C-7EDE-4B54-B748-AE3EF32E92D2. شماره دوره [Course number] 73, شماره جلد [Volume number] 254. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  8. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (25 November 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/09/04 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 4 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان پیرانشهر تابع استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Creation and formation of four rural districts including villages, farms and places in Piranshahr County under West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 5D185637-4E59-458B-A76B-4257680E88E1. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 16. Archived from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  9. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan 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 آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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