Dowgol Station

Dowgal
دوگل
village/railway station
Dowgal village and Road 79, view from the Tehran-Shomal railway
Dowgal village and Road 79, view from the Tehran-Shomal railway
Interactive map of Dowgal
Coordinates: 35°52′40.782″N 52°57′54.094″E / 35.87799500°N 52.96502611°E / 35.87799500; 52.96502611
Country Iran
ProvinceMazandaran
CountySavadkuh
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictRastupey
Elevation
1,800[1] m (5,900 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
17
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Dowgal (Persian: دوگل, romanizedDowgal, also known as Dowgal Station (Persian: ایستکاه دوگل, romanizedIstgah-e Dowgal)) is a village and railway station in Rastupey Rural District, in the Central District of Savadkuh County, Mazandaran Province, Iran.[2] The station and the nearby railway bridges are part of the Trans-Iranian Railway constructed during the Reza Shah era and were registered as a national monument in 2005.[1]

Demographics

Dowgal Train Station

During Iran's first public census in 1956, Dowgal had a population of 157 people.[3]

At the time of the 1986 census, Dowgal's population was 124 people in 28 households, of which 60 were educated and 24 were employed. The village had access to power, but not tap water, and elementary school was also present.[4]

At the 2006 census, its population was 16, in 7 families.[5] In 2016, Dowgal's population was 17, in 6 households.[6]

The main activity of the villagers is Animal husbandry. The spoken language by the people is Mazanderani.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dowgal (Savadkuh)". wikijoo (in Persian). Free Persian Encylopeida. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  2. ^ "اخبار راه آهن ایران: فهرست ایستگاه‌های راه‌آهن ایران". rail-news.ir. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  3. ^ "Detailed Report of Shahi Census area" (PDF) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior. July 1959 [Data gathered on November 1956]. p. 19. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  4. ^ "1986 census results: Savadkuh, Mazandaran" (PDF) (in Persian). Statistical Center of Iran. October 1986. pp. 18, 19. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  6. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Mazandaran Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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