Kiashahr

For the administrative divisions, see Kiashahr District and Kiashahr Rural District. For the city in Kerman province, see Kian Shahr.

Kiashahr
Persian: كياشهر
City
Kiashahr
Coordinates: 37°25′17″N 49°56′27″E / 37.42139°N 49.94083°E / 37.42139; 49.94083[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceGilan
CountyAstaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh
DistrictKiashahr
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
14,022
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kiashahr (Persian: كياشهر)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Kiashahr District in Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh County, Gilan province, Iran.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 13,762 in 4,069 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 13,753 people in 4,601 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 14,022 people in 5,037 households.[3]

Overview

Kiashahr port is a beautiful green city in the north of Iran. The Sefidrud river is the biggest of river in northern Iran, which flows into the Caspian Sea through Kiashahr beach. There is the Bojagh lagoon in Kiashar; it is the environment of many migratory birds. Fishery and agriculture are the main occupations in Kiashahr. The rice of Kiashahr is some of the best in Iran.

There is a wooden bridge that connects the city to the beach through the Bojagh lagoon. In Kiashahr there is a bazaar (Chahar Shanbeh Bazaar) on Wednesdays and people of all occupations sell their products. The fishery in Kiashahr is very old, and was used by Russia in 1885 when they came to Iran to fish for caviar.

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Kīāshahr and Kīyā Shahr; also known as Bandar-e Kīāshahr and Bandar-e-Kīyā Shahr; formerly Bandar-e Faraḩnāz[4]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 October 2024). "Kiashahr, بخش کیاشهر [Kiashahr District], Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh County, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  2. ^ "CWCR+H84 Kiashahr, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 8 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. ^ Kiashahr can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3071640" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان گیلان به مرکزیت شهر رشت [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Gilan province centered on the city of Rasht]. 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] 975475A9-5706-45C0-82E2-1A579CFF751D. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 6 November 2025. Retrieved 6 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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