Piruz () is a village in, and the capital of,

Kamazan-e Vosta Rural District Kamazan-e Vosta Rural District () is in Zand District of Malayer County, Hamadan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, ...

Zand District Zand District () is in Malayer County, Hamadan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Zangeneh. It is the namesake of the Zand dynasty The Zand dynasty () was an Iranian dynasty, founded by Karim Khan Zand (1751–1779) that ini ...

Malayer County Malayer County () is in Hamadan Hamadan ( ; , ) is a mountainous city in western Iran. It is located in the Central District of Hamadan County in Hamadan province, serving as the capital of the province, county, and district. As ...

Hamadan Hamadan ( ; , ) is a mountainous city in western Iran. It is located in the Central District of Hamadan County in Hamadan province, serving as the capital of the province, county, and district. As of the 2016 Iranian census, it had a po ...

province,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

History

During the

Iranian revolution The Iranian Revolution (, ), also known as the 1979 Revolution, or the Islamic Revolution of 1979 (, ) was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. The revolution led to the replacement of the Impe ...

, on 13 May 1978, the Piruz incident took place near Piruz, when several students travelling by bus from

Malayer Malayer () is a city in the Central District of Malayer County, Hamadan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Malayer is the second largest city in the province, and is famous for furniture. The city has m ...

were stopped at an army check point and shot. On several demonstrations in

Hamadan province Hamadan Province () is one of the provinces of Iran, 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Hamadan. In the Zagros Mountains, the province covers an area of 19,546 km2. History Hamadan province is one of the most ancien ...

the punishment of the soldiers was demanded, but only one of the soldiers was sentenced.

Demographics

Language

It is a Luri-speaking village.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,157 in 310 households. The following census in 2011 counted 1,053 people in 334 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 821 people in 276 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.

Notable people

Karim Khan Zand Mohammad Karim Khan Zand (; ) was the founder of the Zand dynasty, ruling all of Iran (Name of Iran, Persia) except for Khorasan province, Khorasan from 1751 to 1779. He also ruled over some of the Caucasus, Caucasian lands and occupied Basra f ...

, founder of the

Zand dynasty The Zand dynasty () was an Iranian dynasty, founded by Karim Khan Zand (1751–1779) that initially ruled southern and central Iran in the 18th century. It later expanded to include much of the rest of contemporary Iran (except for the provi ...

and ruler of Iran from 1751 to 1779 was born here in c.1705.

Notes

References

Populated places in Malayer County {{Malayer-geo-stub