Kilan

Kilan (Persian: كيلان, or more properly, Kailan, also Romanized as Kīlān; also known as Kilun)[2] is a city in the Central District of Damavand County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 3,038, in 913 families.[3]

Kilan
كيلان
City
Kilan
Coordinates: 35°33′13″N 52°09′48″E
Country Iran
ProvinceTehran
CountyDamavand
BakhshCentral
Government
 • MayorJafar Paraj
Elevation
1,753 m (5,751 ft)
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total2,882 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Websitehttps://shahrdarikilan.ir
An inhabitant of Kilan

The name is derived from the Tati tribe of Kailan/Khailan/Gailan who were settled in this region in tati period. Only still speak Tati language (Iran). The local folklore, however, produces a folk etymology for the now mysterious name as "meaning ' Kingsplace.

The earliest human settlement near Kilan is the Neolithic site of Qaleh Asgar located about 1.2 km southeast of Kilan. The site was excavated by Enayatolah Amirlou, who assigned it to the Epipaleolithic period.[4] A reexamination of archaeological finds by Fereidoun Biglari showed that the site is Neolithic and dates back to about 8000 years ago.[5]

As of 2006, there are around 3,000 inhabitants, with a remarkably high (75%) of the inhabitants of the city having academic degrees.

References
  1. "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
  2. Kilan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3071654" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
  4. Amirlou, E. 1990 Archaeological survey of Damavand. Iranian Journal of Archaeology and History 7:78-79.(In Persian)
  5. Biglari, F. 2013 A Reconsideration of the Purported Epipaleolithic Assemblage of Qaleh Asgar, Alborz Mountains, Iranian Archaeology, Vol.3: 46



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