Lajan, Iran

For the 14th-century structure in Bastam, Iran, see Kashaneh Tower. For the administrative divisions, see Lajan District, Lahijan-e Gharbi Rural District, and Lahijan-e Sharqi Rural District.

Lajan (Persian: لاجان)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Lajan District of Piranshahr County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.^[5] Originally the village of Gerd Kashaneh in Lahijan-e Sharqi Rural District,^[6] it was elevated to the status of a city in 2002.^[7] In 2019, the city was renamed Lajan.^[3]

Lajan Persian: لاجان
City
Lajan
Coordinates: 36°48′32″N 45°15′54″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Piranshahr
District	Lajan
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	4,201
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 1,316 in 260 households.^[8] The following census in 2011 counted 1,673 people in 352 households.^[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 4,201 people in 1,073 households.^[2]

See also

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Notes

1. Formerly Gerd Kashaneh (گردكشانه),^[3] also romanized as Gerd Kashāneh and Gerdak Shāneh; also known as Qertīq Shaneh^[4]