Chaf and Chamkhaleh

For the administrative division, see Chaf Rural District. For the neighborhood, see Chaf-e Bala.

Chaf and Chamkhaleh (Persian: چاف و چمخاله)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Langarud County in Gilan province of northwestern Iran, serving as the administrative center for Chaf Rural District.^[5] The city is located on the Caspian Sea.

Chaf and Chamkhaleh Persian: چاف و چمخاله
City
Harbor and lighthouse in Chaf and Chamkhaleh
Chaf and Chamkhaleh
Coordinates: 37°13′46″N 50°15′16″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Gilan
County	Langarud
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	8,840
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population was 2,909 in 866 households, when it was the village of Chaf-e Pain in Chaf Rural District.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 4,494 people in 1,436 households,^[7] by which time the village had merged with the villages of Chaf-e Bala, Chamkhaleh, Galesh Kolam, Hoseynabad-e Chaf, Kamal ol Din Poshteh, Mian Mahalleh-ye Pap Kiadeh, Pain Pap Kiadeh, Palat Kaleh, Pir Poshteh, Radar Kumeh, Soltan Moradi, Tappeh, and Tazehabad-e Chaf. Chaf-e Pain was elevated to city status as Chaf and Chamkhaleh.^[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 8,840 people in 3,137 households.^[2]

Gallery

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  Road sign: "Experience Chaf and Chamkhale"
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  Chamkhaleh Bridge
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  Chamkhaleh River

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Notes

1. Also known as Cham Qal‘eh and Chamkhāleh;^[3] formerly the village of Chaf-e Pain (چاف پائين)^[4]