Kilan

Kilan

كيلان
Kilan كيلان
City
	Kilan
	Coordinates: 35°33′13″N 52°09′48″E / 35.55361°N 52.16333°ECoordinates: 35°33′13″N 52°09′48″E / 35.55361°N 52.16333°E
Country	Iran
Province	Tehran
County	Damavand
Bakhsh	Central
Government
• Mayor	Jafar Paraj
Elevation	1,753 m (5,751 ft)
Population (2016 Census)
• Total	2,882
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Website	https://shahrdarikilan.ir

An inhabitant of Kilan

Kilan (Persian: كيلان, or more properly, Kailan, also Romanized as Kīlān; also known as Kilun)^[2] is a city in the Central District of Damavand County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 3,038, in 913 families.^[3]

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 located about 1.2 km southeast of Kilan. The site was excavated by Enayatolah Amirlou, who assigned it to the Epipaleolithic period.^[4] A reexamination of archaeological finds by Fereidoun Biglari showed that the site is Neolithic and dates back to about 8000 years ago.^[5]

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

References[]

^ "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
^ 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".
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
^ Amirlou, E. 1990 Archaeological survey of Damavand. Iranian Journal of Archaeology and History 7:78-79.(In Persian)
^ Biglari, F. 2013 A Reconsideration of the Purported Epipaleolithic Assemblage of Qaleh Asgar, Alborz Mountains, Iranian Archaeology, Vol.3: 46

External links[]

Kilan at blogfa.com

This Damavand County location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

[1] "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".

[2] 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".

[3] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.

[4] Amirlou, E. 1990 Archaeological survey of Damavand. Iranian Journal of Archaeology and History 7:78-79.(In Persian)

[5] Biglari, F. 2013 A Reconsideration of the Purported Epipaleolithic Assemblage of Qaleh Asgar, Alborz Mountains, Iranian Archaeology, Vol.3: 46

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

*