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Shahriar, Tehran province

Coordinates:35°40′20″N51°01′25″E/ 35.67222°N 51.02361°E/35.67222; 51.02361
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Shahriar
Persian:شهريار
City
Flag of Shahriar
Official seal of Shahriar
Shahriar is located in Iran
Shahriar
Shahriar
Coordinates:35°40′20″N51°01′25″E/ 35.67222°N 51.02361°E/35.67222; 51.02361[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceTehran
CountyShahriar
DistrictCentral
Population
(2016)[2]
• Total309,607
Time zoneUTC+3:30(IRST)

Shahriar(Persian:شهريار;Persian pronunciation)[a]is a city in theCentral DistrictofShahriar County,Tehran province,Iran,serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]

History

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The Municipality of Shahriar was established in 1953, in which the population of the city was 5,000.[citation needed]

On 8 January 2020,Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752was shot down near the city, killing all 176 people on board.[5]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 189,120 in 24,039 households.[6]The following census in 2011 counted 249,473 people in 75,014 households.[7]The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 309,607 people in 97,570 households.[2]

Transportation

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The city is served by buses from the municipal-runShahriar Municipality and Suburbs Bus Organization,connecting the city toTehranandKaraj,while also serving a group of smaller surrounding towns.

See also

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flagIran portal

Notes

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  1. ^AlsoromanizedasShahriārandShahriyār[3]

References

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  1. ^OpenStreetMap contributors (16 March 2023)."Shahriar, Shahriar County"(Map).OpenStreetMap(in Persian).Retrieved16 March2023.
  2. ^ab"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)".AMAR(in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Archived fromthe original(Excel)on 12 December 2021.Retrieved19 December2022.
  3. ^Shahriar, Tehran province can be found atGEOnet Names Server,atthis link,by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3052738" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369)."Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Tehran province centered on the city of Tehran".Islamic Parliament Research Center(in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived fromthe originalon 30 November 2014.Retrieved16 December2023.
  5. ^Ranter, Harro."ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-8KV (WL) UR-PSR Sabashahr".aviation-safety.net.Retrieved8 January2020.
  6. ^"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)".AMAR(in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Archived fromthe original(Excel)on 20 September 2011.Retrieved25 September2022.
  7. ^"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)".Syracuse University(in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Archived fromthe original(Excel)on 20 January 2023.Retrieved19 December2022.