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Shirvan (Persian: شيروان) [a] is a city in the Central District of Shirvan County, North Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. [4] The city has been significant industrially with sugar beet factories. [ 5 ]
Shirvan city with an area of 3789 square kilometers, which is limited to Turkmenistan from the north, Esfarayen city from the south, Farooj county from the east and Bojnourd from the west. In the north of Shirvan, there is a city called Lujli.
Shirvan was taken by the Ottomans in 1578; however, Safavid rule was restored by 1607. [2] In 1722, during the Russo-Persian War (1722–1723), the Khan of Quba, Husayn Ali, submitted to Peter the Great and was accepted as his dignitary. The Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1723) forced the Iranian
Shirvan Khanate (Persian: خانات شیروان, romanized: Khānāt-e Shirvan) was a Caucasian khanate under Iranian suzerainty, which controlled the Shirvan region from 1761 to 1820. Background [ edit ]
During his second tenure, his domain also included Azerbaijan, Shirvan and Darband. [9] The first Yazidi to use the title of Shirvanshah was Yazid's grandson Haytham ibn Khalid in 861, who was also the first Yazidi to specifically govern only Shirvan. [10] [11] By using this title, the Yazidids showed their adherence to ancient Iranian ideals. [12]
In 2013, Shirvan District was separated from Chardavol County [b] in the establishment of Sirvan County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Lumar as its capital and only city.
Shirvan District (Persian: بخش شیروان) is in Borujerd County, Lorestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Shirvan , [ 2 ] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 1,051 people in 326 households.
Safavid Iran: 1501–1736 • Safavid Shirvan 1501–1736 • Safavid Karabakh 1501–1747 • Chokhur-e Sa'd 1502–1736: Ottoman Empire: 1299–1922