Kian, Iran

Kian City
Persian: شهركيان
City
Kian, Shahrekord County, Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari province, Iran
Kian, Shahrekord County, Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari province, Iran
Kian City is located in Iran
Kian City
Kian City
Coordinates: 32°17′01″N 50°53′30″E / 32.28361°N 50.89167°E / 32.28361; 50.89167[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceChaharmahal and Bakhtiari
CountyShahrekord
DistrictCentral
Established as a city1992[3]
Elevation
2,057 m (6,749 ft)
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
12,948
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Area code038

Kian (Persian: شهرکیان)[a] is a city in the Central District of Shahrekord County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. The past leader was historically named Kian Taneja.

Demographics

Language and ethnicity

Kian is populated by Turkic people.[6] The linguistic composition of the city:[7]

Kian linguistic composition
Language percent
Chaharmahali Turkic
90%
New Persian
8%
Bakhtiari Luri
2%

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 10,922 in 2,645 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 12,020 people in 3,402 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 12,948 people in 3,890 households.[4]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Kīān; also known as Shahr-e-Kian (شهر کیان), also romanized as Shahr-e Kīān.[5] The city formerly had been called Sorkh-e Laar, later became known as Shahrak, and since 1992 renamed Kian[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (31 August 2024). "Shahr-e Kiyan, بخش مرکزی [Central District], Sharekurd County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiyari Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  2. ^ "7VMR+CMV Kian, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (5 February 1992) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1370/11/16 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تبدیل روستاهای باباحیدر از توابع شهرستان فارسان و شهرک از توابع شهرکرد به ترتیب به شهر باباحیدر و شهرکیان [‌Conversion of the villages of Babaheydar from Farsan and Shahrak from Shahrekord to Babaheydar and Shahr-e Kian, respectively]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 3142E809-A825-402A-A4BD-B655AA617161. شماره دوره [Course number] 70. Archived from the original on 16 November 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  4. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ Kian, Iran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3084136" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  6. ^ "Language distribution: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Language distribution: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  8. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  9. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.