Shaft, Iran

Shaft (Persian: شفت‎, also known as Bāzār Shaft)[2] is a city and capital of Shaft County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 6,158, in 1,700 families.[3]

For the administrative subdivision, see Shaft County. For the village in Bushehr Province, see Shaft, Bushehr.
Shaft

شفت
City
Shaft
Coordinates: 37°10′13″N 49°23′59″E
Country Iran
ProvinceGilan
CountyShaft
BakhshCentral
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total8,184 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Location

Shaft is located approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Rasht. Nearby major villages are Ahmadsargoorab, Kalasham, Chobar, and Kozan. Some of the nearby villages like Imamzadeh Ebrahim have mountainous landscape which attract people from other cities on holidays. Rudkhan Castle is a tourist attraction in the vicinity of Shaft.

Economy

Rural economic activities include rice cultivation, fish farming, and animal husbandry.

On Mondays, Doshanbeh Bazaar, a local trade market is held there. That is why many know the place as Doshanbeh (Monday). Its local dishes are pala kebab, baghlaghatogh, and jaghoorbaghoor.


References
  1. https://www.amar.org.ir/english
  2. Shaft, Iran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3083828" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
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