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Khayan

Khayan is a village in, and the capital of, Shirvan-e Sharqi Rural District in Shirvan District of Borujerd County, Lorestan province, Iran. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Sharkat Zarayi Shirvan Chafa.

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Khayan
Persian: خايان
Village
Khayan
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 33°46′25″N 48°53′53″E / 33.77361°N 48.89806°E / 33.77361; 48.89806
CountryIran
ProvinceLorestan
CountyBorujerd
DistrictShirvan
Rural DistrictShirvan-e Sharqi
Population
 (2016)1
 • Total
2,148
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Khayan (Persian: خايان)a is a village in, and the capital of, Shirvan-e Sharqi Rural District3b in Shirvan District of Borujerd County, Lorestan province, Iran. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Sharkat Zarayi Shirvan Chafa.4c

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,096 in 579 households, when it was in Shirvan Rural Districtd of the Central District.5 The following census in 2011 counted 2,174 people in 687 households.6 The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,148 people in 678 households, the most populous in its rural district.1

In 2021, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Shirvan District and renamed Shirvan-e Sharqi Rural District.3

See also

See also

Iran portal

Notes

Notes

  1. Also romanized as Khāyān; also known as Khāyūn2
  2. Formerly Shirvan Rural District3
  3. Renamed Shirvan3
  4. Renamed Shirvan-e Sharqi Rural District3
References

References

  1. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان لرستان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Lorestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  2. Khayan at GEOnet Names Server
  3. Jahangiri, Eshaq (18 July 2021) [مصوب (Approved) 1400,04,27 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در خصوص تقسيمات كشوري در شهرستان بروجرد استان لرستان [‌Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Borujerd County, Lorestan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 207087. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  4. Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (9 August 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366.5.18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل 10 دهستان شامل روستاها، مکانها و مزارع در شهرستان بروجرد تابع استان لرستان [‌Creation and formation of 10 rural districts including villages, places and farms in Borujerd County under Lorestan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 11666.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  5. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان لرستان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Lorestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  6. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان لرستان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Lorestan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2026.