Alishar, Iran

Alishar is a village in, and the capital of, Alishar Rural District of Kharqan District, Zarandiyeh County, Markazi province, Iran. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Duzaj. The 14th-century author Hamdallah Mustawfi listed Alishar as one of the main villages in the district of Kharraqan.

Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,487 in 401 households. The following census in 2011 counted 1,367 people in 394 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,048 people in 366 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.