Shahbaz, Iran

Shahbaz is a city in, and the capital of, Qarah Kahriz District of Shazand County, Markazi province, Iran.

History

After the 2006 National Census, Qarah Kahriz and Kuhsar Rural Districts were separated from the Central District in the establishment of Qarah Kahriz District, with the village of Bazneh as its capital. Bazneh and the village of Hafteh merged to form the village of Hafteh and Bazneh.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2011 census, the population was 7,603 in 2,283 households. The following census in 2016 measured the population as 7,536 people in 2,375 households, by which time the village had been elevated to city status as Shahbaz.