Zavarak (Persian: زوارك)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Alamut-e Pain Rural District,[4] Rudbar-e Alamut-e Sharqi District,[b] Qazvin County, Qazvin province, Iran.

Zavarak
Persian: زوارك
Village
Zavarak is located in Iran
Zavarak
Zavarak
Coordinates: 36°23′41″N 50°40′13″E / 36.39472°N 50.67028°E / 36.39472; 50.67028[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceQazvin
CountyQazvin
DistrictRudbar-e Alamut-e Sharqi
Rural DistrictAlamut-e Pain
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
102
Time zoneUTC 3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 176 in 57 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 126 people in 43 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 102 people in 39 households.[2]

See also

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  Iran portal

Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Zavārak[3]
  2. ^ Formerly Rudbar-e Alamut District

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 September 2024). "Zavarak, Qazvin County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Qazvin Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Zavarak can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3839207" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (11 April 1391) [Approved 10 April 1366]. Creation and formation of 25 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Qazvin County under Zanjan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Notification 206/T877. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
  5. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Qazvin Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Qazvin Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.

Further reading

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In The Valley of the Assassins, Zavarak is mentioned by British traveller and explorer Freya Stark as a place she visits during one of her Persian tours in the 1930s. She describes the immediate region in some detail.[1]


  1. ^ Stark, Freya, The Valley of the Assassins, Modern Library Edition, New York, 2001 (first published in 1934 by John Murray, London)