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]
Country Iran
ProvinceTehran
CountyDamavand
DistrictCentral
Government
 • MayorReza Amrallahi
Elevation
1,753 m (5,751 ft)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total2,882
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Websiteshahrdarikilan.ir
An inhabitant of Kilan

Kilan (Persian: كيلان, or more properly, Kailan, also Romanized as Kīlān; also known as Kilun)[3] is a city in the Central District of Damavand County, Tehran province, Iran.

At the 2006 census, its population was 3,038 in 913 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 2,981 people in 902 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,882 people in 927 households.[2]

The name is derived from the Tati tribe of Kailan/Khailan/Gailan who were settled in this region in tati period. Only still speak Tati language (Iran). The local folklore, however, produces a folk etymology for the now mysterious name as "meaning ' Kingsplace.

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.[6] A reexamination of archaeological finds by Fereidoun Biglari showed that the site is Neolithic and dates back to about 8000 years ago.[7]

As of 2006, there are around 3,000 inhabitants, with a remarkably high (75%) of the inhabitants of the city having academic degrees.

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References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 March 2023). "Kilan, Damavand County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Kilan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3071654" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ↑ Amirlou, E. 1990 Archaeological survey of Damavand. Iranian Journal of Archaeology and History 7:78-79.(In Persian)
  7. ↑ Biglari, F. 2013 A Reconsideration of the Purported Epipaleolithic Assemblage of Qaleh Asgar, Alborz Mountains, Iranian Archaeology, Vol.3: 46
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