Shahmirzad

Shahmirzad

شامرزا
Shahmirzad شامرزا
City
	Shahmirzad, The Bala Sheikhi Neighborhood
	Shahmirzad
	Coordinates: 35°46′22″N 53°19′43″E / 35.77278°N 53.32861°ECoordinates: 35°46′22″N 53°19′43″E / 35.77278°N 53.32861°E
Country	Iran
Province	Semnan
County	Mehdishahr
Bakhsh	Shahmirzad
Population (2016 Census)
• Total	11,191
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Shahmirzad (Persian: شهميرزاد, Native Name شامرزا)^[2] is a city and capital of Shahmirzad District in Mehdishahr County, located in the north of Iran and on the southern slopes of the Alborz Mountains. The permanent population of the city was recorded as 7,273 people, 1,860 families in the 2006 census but increased to 8,882 by 2011. During the Summers, the city's population rises to up to 40,000 people, as tourists visit the city for its cool climate and popular gardens.^[3]

Shahmirzad has been home to people of diverse ethnic backgrounds, a large group of whom seasonally settled in cities and towns of Mazandaran, such as Babol, Sari, Neka, and Behshahr. During the past decades many Muslim, Bahá'í, and Shahmirzadi Jews,^[4] migrated to larger cities in Iran and abroad, most notably San Francisco Bay Area.

Shahmirzadi language (شامرزایی), is a Caspian language close to Mazandarani .^[5]

Shahmirzad's walnut orchard with a size of 700 ha is noted by the UN, Food and Agriculture Organization, as the largest of its kind in the world.^[6] Shahmirzadi homeowners are given a proprietary interest in the walnut orchard in proportion to the amount of land they own in the village. Shahmirzad also produces mineral water "Tenab Shahmirzad".^[7]^[8]

Famous Shahmirzadis[]

, Mine explorer and University founder in Shahmirzad
Zabihollah Safa, Iran scholar and professor at the University of Tehran (d. 1999)
Hají Ákhúnd, Apostle of Baháʼu'lláh, Hand of the Cause in the Bahá’í Faith
, Iran's Ambassador to Vatican (1986–1990), researcher, religious author & lecturer
Reza Jafari, Researcher at North Carolina State University and President of Road Safety and Transportation Solutions, Inc. (RSTS, Inc.)

References[]

^ "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
^ Shahmirzad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3084064" 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.
^ Kirmānshāhchī, Ḥishmat Allāh. Taḥavvulāt-i ijtimāʻī-i Yahūdiyān-i Īrān dar qarn-i bīstum. Los Angeles, CA: Shirkat-i Kitāb, 2007. Print
^ Ethnologue report for language code:srz
^ Iran Daily Archived 2007-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
^ Tenab Shahmirzad, Iran - Water from all over the World Archived 2006-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-16. Retrieved 2009-12-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links[]

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

[2] Shahmirzad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3084064" 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] Kirmānshāhchī, Ḥishmat Allāh. Taḥavvulāt-i ijtimāʻī-i Yahūdiyān-i Īrān dar qarn-i bīstum. Los Angeles, CA: Shirkat-i Kitāb, 2007. Print

[5] Ethnologue report for language code:srz

[6] Iran Daily Archived 2007-10-17 at the Wayback Machine

[7] Tenab Shahmirzad, Iran - Water from all over the World Archived 2006-02-13 at the Wayback Machine

[8] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-16. Retrieved 2009-12-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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