Poldasht
Poldasht
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  Poldasht | |
| Coordinates:39°20′41″N45°04′05″E/ 39.34472°N 45.06806°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | West Azerbaijan |
| County | Poldasht |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 11,472 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30(IRST) |
Poldasht(Persian:پلدشت)[a]is a city in theCentral DistrictofPoldasht CountyinIran'sWest Azerbaijanprovince, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]The city lies on the western bank of theAras River.
Poldasht is a Persian word meaningarable landby the bridge.The city is situated near thebordercrossing with theNakhchivan Autonomous RepublicofAzerbaijan.Across thePoldasht-Shah Takhti Bridgeover the Aras is the Azerbaijani village ofŞahtaxtı.It is one of the two Iran-Nakhchivan border crossings; the other is located near the city ofJolfainEast Azerbaijan Province.Also adjacent to Poldasht is theAras River Dam.
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 8,584 residents in 2,205 households, when it was in the former Poldasht District ofMaku County.[5]The following census in 2011 counted 9,963 people in 2,658 households,[6]by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Poldasht County. Poldasht was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[4]The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 11,472 people in 3,377 households.[2]
See also
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Notes
[edit]- ^AlsoromanizedasPol Dasht,Pol’desht,andPol-e Dasht;also known asAraplarandPul Dasht;andAzerbaijani:Daş Körpü[3]
References
[edit]- ^OpenStreetMap contributors (15 February 2024)."Poldasht, Poldasht County"(Map).OpenStreetMap(in Persian).Retrieved15 February2024.
- ^ab"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)".AMAR(in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived fromthe original(Excel)on 30 August 2022.Retrieved19 December2022.
- ^Poldasht can be found atGEOnet Names Server,atthis link,by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3078448" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^abDavodi, Parviz (18 September 1386)."Approval letter regarding reforms of country divisions in West Azerbaijan province".Islamic Parliament Research Center(in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commmission. Archived fromthe originalon 13 April 2014.Retrieved21 November2023.
- ^"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)".AMAR(in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived fromthe original(Excel)on 20 September 2011.Retrieved25 September2022.
- ^"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)".Syracuse University(in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived fromthe original(Excel)on 20 January 2023.Retrieved19 December2022.
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