Shahin Shahr
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Shahin Shahr شاهين شهر |
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| Coordinates: 32°52′N 51°34′E / 32.867°N 51.567°ECoordinates: 32°52′N 51°34′E / 32.867°N 51.567°E | |
| Country |
 Iran
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| Province | Isfahan |
| County | Shain Shahr and Meymeh |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Elevation | 1,662 m (5,453 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 143,308 |
| Population Data from 2013 Census | |
| Time zone | IRST (UTC+3:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | IRDT (UTC+4:30) |
| Website | www |
Shahin Shahr (Persian: شاهين شهر،شایین شهر, also Romanized as Shāhīn Shahr) is a city in and the capital of Shahin Shahr and Meymeh County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2011 census, its population was 143,308, in 35,827 families.
Shahin Shahr was Iran's first master-planned satellite city, located approximately 15 miles (24 km) to the north of Isfahan, Iran's second largest metropolitan area and its historic capital. The current population is approximately 180,000, with a high proportion of the residents being displaced Iran-Iraq war refugees originally from Khuzestan. The city's original plan envisioned 50,000 homes and a maximum population of 250,000. The city currently ranks among the 50 largest in Iran.
Shahin has been incorrectly translated into "falcon", "eagle", and other birds of prey; however, Shahin ("Hawk") Shahr ("City") comes about given the historical and prevalent nesting of the said birds-of-prey in that area.
The city is located among the central mountain ranges of Iran to the east of the Zagros Mountains. It has an altitude of 1662 meters on average with a slope of 16%. It has a dry climate with very little precipitation. When it rains, the water is quickly evaporated or sinks into the ground. The variation in temperature is about 50 degrees Celsius.
The city was founded in the mid to late 1960s when six brothers, from a highly regarded and well-respected local family, decided that it was more economical for them to transform the 40 million square meter (40,000 acre) Amirabad farm that they had inherited from their father, Agha Muḥammad Khān Boroumand, from agricultural usage to a mix of residential development and agricultural usage. The main drivers for this decision were the proximity of their farm to Esfahan, the availability of plentiful water from the "qanat", or underground canal system that their father had salvaged and upgraded during his lifetime, and the demand for affordable housing. The Boroumand brothers proceeded to incorporate the Sherkat Omran Shahinshahr, and with initial funding from the Bank Taavoni Va Tozie (now a part of Bank Mellat) began the process of developing the city's infrastructure, including its roads, sewers, water, and electricity. As development and construction progressed, the enterprise, under the supervision of Abdol Ghafar, Abdol Rahim, Abdol Karim and Abdol Rashid Boroumand, employed in excess of 10,000 people including accountants, engineers, architects, and laborers, and proceeded to build over 10,000 affordable homes and to provide homes to over 50,000 residents. The master plan for the expanded new town for 300,000 people was prepared by Peter Verity (PDRc) who also prepared the detailed designs for several of the planned residential areas and a range of public buildings.
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