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Kilan

Kilan (Persian: كيلان)[a] is a city in the Central District of Damavand County, Tehran province, Iran.[5]

Kilan
Persian: کيلان
City
Kilan is located in Iran
Kilan
Kilan
Coordinates: 35°34′02″N 52°09′03″E / 35.56722°N 52.15083°E / 35.56722; 52.15083[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceTehran
CountyDamavand
DistrictCentral
Government
 • MayorReza Amrallahi
Elevation
1,753 m (5,751 ft)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
2,882
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Websiteshahrdarikilan.ir
An inhabitant of Kilan

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 3,038 in 913 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 2,981 people in 902 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,882 people in 927 households.[3]

Overview

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The name is derived from the Tati tribe of Kailan/Khailan/Gailan who were settled in this region during the Tati period. Only a few still speak Tati language (Iran). The local folklore, however, produces a folk etymology for the now mysterious name as meaning "king's place."[citation needed]

The earliest human settlement near Kilan is the Neolithic site of Qaleh Asgar located about 1.2 km southeast of Kilan. The site was excavated by Enayatolah Amirlou, who assigned it to the Epipaleolithic period.[8] A reexamination of archaeological finds by Fereidoun Biglari showed that the site is Neolithic and dates back to about 8000 years ago.[9]

A remarkably high 75% of the inhabitants of the city have academic degrees.[citation needed]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Also romanized as Kailan and Kīlān; also known as Kilun[4]

References

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  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (18 September 2024). "Koohan, Kilan, Central District (Damavand County), Damavand County, Tehran Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "H582+V8P Kilan, Tehran Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  3. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان تهران [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Tehran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  4. ↑ Kilan at GEOnet Names Server
  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 تهران به مرکزیت شهر تهران [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Tehran province centered on the city of Tehran]. 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] B559F46F-4863-4D87-ACAB-5274C02BA3C5. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 21 June 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  6. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان تهران [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Tehran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  7. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان تهران [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Tehran 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 23 June 2025.
  8. ↑ Amirlou, E. 1990 Archaeological survey of Damavand. Iranian Journal of Archaeology and History 7:78-79.(In Persian)
  9. ↑ Biglari, F. 2013 A Reconsideration of the Purported Epipaleolithic Assemblage of Qaleh Asgar, Alborz Mountains, Iranian Archaeology, Vol.3: 46
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