At the 2006 census, its population was 15,448 in 4,645 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 15,706 people in 5,033 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 18,146 people in 6,130 households.[2]
The Jajrood River flows through the resort city of Lavasan, creating Latian Dam Lake on the southeast of the city. It is situated 11 kilometers northeast of Tehran. The highrise scenery around Lavasan (with many peaks above 3000 meters) attracts lots of campers and cyclists. The city is accessed by two double lane roads (from Tajrish and Tehranpars) adjoining each other on 1930 meters Quchak Pass, then on a whirling double lane road, down to Jajrood River and Lavasan on its north bank on 1700m.
The name of Lavasan is a Middle Persian (Pahlavi) word which means "The Mount Blade of Sunrise" or "Mountaintop of Sunrise". It refers to Mount Damavand that is located in the middle Alborz Range in the east of Lavasanat District.
Historyedit
In the 19th century, during the Qajar era, Lavasan was reportedly a large village, with some 500 houses and about 200 inhabitants.[6] It became well known during the war of the cities when many people from Tehran took refuge in the nearby towns such as Lavasan.
The two most influential parts of Lavasan are Great Lavasan (Lavasan Bozorg) and Little Lavasan (Lavasan Koochak). While the Great Lavasan was more vibrant in the early 1950s due to its location as a trade hub, the Little Lavasan has become more populated in the past few decades. Until the construction of Road 59 (Chalous Road) and other routes to the North of Iran, Great Lavasan was a thriving city on a trade path between Tehran and the North of Iran with several prominent families owning and managing the Lar Karvansara in the (now nationalized) Lar National Park, and who were active in trades of rice and production of honey among other products, hence the name "Great Lavasan". In the early 1900s Great Lavasan was home to several affluent families and traders with many unique and thriving orchards. Currently Great Lavasan is less populated than the Little Lavasan due to more restricted construction regulations, as well as an influx of new residents moving to Little Lavasan from other cities. Great Lavasan has access from the Jajrood road while the Little Lavasan has access from behind the Latian Dam, their different areas include Saboo Bozorg, Saboo Koochak, Tork Mahale, Seied Paiz, etc.
^OpenStreetMap contributors (20 March 2024). "Lavasan, Shemiranat County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
^ ab. AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^. Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. 18 May 1366. Archived from the original on 9 January 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
^. AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^. Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^Alian, Sahar. "Identifying Curviness of Overpass Mountain Roads from Remote Sensing Data" (PDF).
^"Climate: Lavasan". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
^lavasani genealogical tree presented in Ayatollah Sadeghi in Qum.
Sourcesedit
Encyclopaedia Iranica (2017). LAVĀSĀN.
January 01, 1970
lavasan, nearby, village, with, similar, name, bozorg, administrative, divisions, district, bozorg, rural, district, kuchak, rural, district, persian, لواسان, also, romanized, lavāsān, city, capital, district, shemiranat, county, tehran, province, iran, persia. For the nearby village with a similar name see Lavasan e Bozorg For the administrative divisions see Lavasanat District Lavasan e Bozorg Rural District and Lavasan e Kuchak Rural District Lavasan Persian لواسان also Romanized as Lavasan is a city in and the capital of Lavasanat District of Shemiranat County Tehran province Iran 3 Lavasan Persian لواسانCityLavasanLavasanCoordinates 35 49 09 N 51 38 18 E 35 81917 N 51 63833 E 35 81917 51 63833 1 CountryIranProvinceTehranCountyShemiranatDistrictLavasanatPopulation 2016 2 Total18 146Time zoneUTC 3 30 IRST At the 2006 census its population was 15 448 in 4 645 households 4 The following census in 2011 counted 15 706 people in 5 033 households 5 The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 18 146 people in 6 130 households 2 The Jajrood River flows through the resort city of Lavasan creating Latian Dam Lake on the southeast of the city It is situated 11 kilometers northeast of Tehran The highrise scenery around Lavasan with many peaks above 3000 meters attracts lots of campers and cyclists The city is accessed by two double lane roads from Tajrish and Tehranpars adjoining each other on 1930 meters Quchak Pass then on a whirling double lane road down to Jajrood River and Lavasan on its north bank on 1700m Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 3 People 4 Geography 5 Climate 6 People 7 Notable residents 8 Gallery 9 See also 10 References 11 SourcesEtymology editThe name of Lavasan is a Middle Persian Pahlavi word which means The Mount Blade of Sunrise or Mountaintop of Sunrise It refers to Mount Damavand that is located in the middle Alborz Range in the east of Lavasanat District History editIn the 19th century during the Qajar era Lavasan was reportedly a large village with some 500 houses and about 200 inhabitants 6 It became well known during the war of the cities when many people from Tehran took refuge in the nearby towns such as Lavasan The two most influential parts of Lavasan are Great Lavasan Lavasan Bozorg and Little Lavasan Lavasan Koochak While the Great Lavasan was more vibrant in the early 1950s due to its location as a trade hub the Little Lavasan has become more populated in the past few decades Until the construction of Road 59 Chalous Road and other routes to the North of Iran Great Lavasan was a thriving city on a trade path between Tehran and the North of Iran with several prominent families owning and managing the Lar Karvansara in the now nationalized Lar National Park and who were active in trades of rice and production of honey among other products hence the name Great Lavasan In the early 1900s Great Lavasan was home to several affluent families and traders with many unique and thriving orchards Currently Great Lavasan is less populated than the Little Lavasan due to more restricted construction regulations as well as an influx of new residents moving to Little Lavasan from other cities Great Lavasan has access from the Jajrood road while the Little Lavasan has access from behind the Latian Dam their different areas include Saboo Bozorg Saboo Koochak Tork Mahale Seied Paiz etc Under Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in the 1960s a hydroelectric dam was built in the southeast of the village which is nowadays one of the water supplies of Tehran 6 People editThe natives of Lavasan are of Caspian origin 6 The local dialect or vernacular spoken by its natives is a mix of Persian and Caspian 6 Geography edit nbsp The northern heights of Lavasan Lavasan is located 11 kilometres northeast of Tehran on the slopes of Alborz with an area of 70 square kilometres 7 The city of Lavasan is the capital of Lavasanat district Together with Rudbar e Qasran district and Shemiran it constitutes Shemiranat County in Tehran Province 6 Climate editLavasan has a cold semi arid climate Koppen climate classification BSk with significant continental influences Climate data for Lavasan Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean daily maximum C F 4 5 40 1 7 5 45 5 12 5 54 5 19 1 66 4 26 3 79 3 31 5 88 7 34 4 93 9 33 9 93 0 29 5 85 1 22 5 72 5 14 1 57 4 7 8 46 0 20 3 68 5 Daily mean C F 0 8 30 6 2 0 35 6 6 4 43 5 12 3 54 1 18 8 65 8 23 4 74 1 26 2 79 2 25 9 78 6 21 4 70 5 15 3 59 5 8 0 46 4 2 5 36 5 13 5 56 2 Mean daily minimum C F 6 1 21 0 3 5 25 7 0 4 32 7 5 5 41 9 11 4 52 5 15 3 59 5 18 1 64 6 18 0 64 4 13 3 55 9 8 1 46 6 1 9 35 4 2 8 27 0 6 6 43 9 Average precipitation mm inches 30 1 2 27 1 1 32 1 3 28 1 1 18 0 7 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 3 15 0 6 21 0 8 187 7 4 Source 8 People editThe natives of Lavasan are of Caspian origin 6 The local dialect or vernacular spoken by its natives is a mix of Persian and Caspian 6 Notable residents editYasser Hashemi Rafsanjani Ali Karimi Ali Parvin Amin Hayaee Naser Houshmand Vaziri 9 Gallery edit nbsp nbsp nbsp See also editBasti Hills Fasham Jajrood River Latyan Dam Lavasanat Shemshak nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lavasan nbsp Iran portalReferences edit OpenStreetMap contributors 20 March 2024 Lavasan Shemiranat County Map OpenStreetMap Retrieved 20 March 2024 a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran 1395 2016 AMAR in Persian The Statistical Center of Iran p 23 Archived from the original Excel on 12 December 2021 Retrieved 19 December 2022 Creation and formation of three cities two districts and three rural districts in Shemiranat County under Tehran province Islamic Parliament Research Center in Persian Ministry of Interior Board of Ministers 18 May 1366 Archived from the original on 9 January 2011 Retrieved 24 December 2023 Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran 1385 2006 AMAR in Persian The Statistical Center of Iran p 23 Archived from the original Excel on 20 September 2011 Retrieved 25 September 2022 Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran 1390 2011 Syracuse University in Persian The Statistical Center of Iran p 23 Archived from the original Excel on 20 January 2023 Retrieved 19 December 2022 a b c d e f g Encyclopaedia Iranica 2017 Alian Sahar Identifying Curviness of Overpass Mountain Roads from Remote Sensing Data PDF Climate Lavasan Climate Data org Retrieved 5 January 2019 lavasani genealogical tree presented in Ayatollah Sadeghi in Qum Sources editEncyclopaedia Iranica 2017 LAVASAN Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lavasan amp oldid 1214880362, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
