Shemshak
City in Tehran province, Iran / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the ski resort, see Shemshak (ski resort).
Shemshak (Persian: شمشک)[3] is a city in Rudbar-e Qasran District of Shemiranat County, Tehran province, Iran. A suburb of Tehran, Shemshak was established upon the merger of the former villages of Darband Sar, Darrud, Jirud, Sefidestan, Shemshak-e Bala, and Shemshak-e Pain.[4]
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Shemshak
Persian: شمشک | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 36°00′56″N 51°29′10″E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Tehran |
County | Shemiranat |
District | Rudbar-e Qasran |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 3,423 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
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At the 2006 census, its population (as the total of its constituent villages before the merger) was 2,383 in 702 households, when it was in Rudbar-e Qasran Rural District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,901 people in 644 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,423 people in 1,197 households,[2] by which time the villages had merged and Shemshak was elevated to the status of a city.[4]
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Shemshak.