Shaft (Persian: شفت, also known as Bāzār Shaft)[2] is a city and capital of Shaft County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 6,158, in 1,700 families.[3]

Shaft شفت
City
Shaft
Coordinates: 37°10′13″N 49°23′59″E
Country	Iran
Province	Gilan
County	Shaft
Bakhsh	Central
Population  (2016 Census)
• Total	8,184 [1]
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Location

Shaft is located approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Rasht. Nearby major villages are Ahmadsargoorab, Kalasham, Chobar, and Kozan. Some of the nearby villages like Imamzadeh Ebrahim have mountainous landscape which attract people from other cities on holidays. Rudkhan Castle is a tourist attraction in the vicinity of Shaft.

Economy

Rural economic activities include rice cultivation, fish farming, and animal husbandry.

On Mondays, Doshanbeh Bazaar, a local trade market is held there. That is why many know the place as Doshanbeh (Monday). Its local dishes are pala kebab, baghlaghatogh, and jaghoorbaghoor.

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