Piruz ( fa, پيروز, also
Romanize
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d as Pīrūz; also known as Fārī and Parī) is a village in
Kamazan-e Vosta Rural District
Kamazan-e Vosta Rural District ( fa, دهستان كمازان وسطي) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in Zand District, Malayer County, Hamadan Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called ...
,
Zand District Zand District ( fa, بخش زند) is a district (bakhsh) in Malayer County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 14,426, in 3,695 families.ن The district has one city: Zangeneh. The District has three rural districts ( ...
,
Malayer County
Malayer County ( fa, شهرستان ملایر) is located in Hamadan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Malayer
Malayer ( fa, ملایر, Malāyer), formerly Dowlatabad ( fa, دولتآباد, Doulatābād, also Romanized as Dowl ...
,
Hamadan Province,
Iran
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. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,157, in 310 families.
During the
Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynas ...
, on 13 May 1978, the Piruz incident took place near Piruz, when several students travelling by bus from
Malayer
Malayer ( fa, ملایر, Malāyer), formerly Dowlatabad ( fa, دولتآباد, Doulatābād, also Romanized as Dowlatābād and Daūlatābād), is a city and capital of Malayer County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its populat ...
were stopped at an army check point and shot. On several demonstrations in
Hamadan Province the punishment of the soldiers was demanded, but only one of the soldiers was sentenced.
References
Populated places in Malayer County
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