For the administrative division, see Azarshahr County.

Azarshahr
Persian: آذرشهر
City
Azarshahr River
Azarshahr River
Azarshahr is located in Iran
Azarshahr
Azarshahr
Coordinates: 37°45′46″N 45°58′33″E / 37.76278°N 45.97583°E / 37.76278; 45.97583[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyAzarshahr
DistrictHowmeh
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
44,887
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Azarshahr (Persian: آذرشهر)[a] is a city in Howmeh District of Azarshahr County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county[5] and the district.[6] It was the capital of the Central District[5][b] until its capital was transferred to the city of Mamqan.[7]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 36,475 in 9,854 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 39,918 people in 11,827 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 44,887 people in 14,343 households.[3]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Āz̄ar Shahr, Âzaršahr, and Āz̄arshahr; also known as Tufarqan (توفارقان) and Dehkhvāreqān; Azerbaijani: Azərşəhr[4]
  2. ^ Renamed Mamqan District[7]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (2 September 2024). "Azarshahr, بخش حومه [Howmeh District], Azarshahr County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  2. ^ "QX7G+488 Azarshahr, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ Azarshahr at GEOnet Names Server
  5. ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (15 June 1997) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1376/03/25 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تغییرات تقسیمات کشوری در استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Changes in the national divisions in East Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 20D4E48A-776F-4258-80D7-ADC4997B2CA0. شماره دوره [Course number] 76, شماره جلد [Volume number] 254. Archived from the original on 6 September 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  6. ^ Aref, Mohammad Reza (20 September 2004) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1383/06/30 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات تقسیماتی در شهرهای ممقان و آذرشهر [‌Divisional reforms in the cities of Mamqan and Azarshahr]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 6CEDB3F4-A4CE-44A0-B26D-3AE1D4BF25A7. Archived from the original on 6 September 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  7. ^ a b Aref, Mohammad Reza (9 March 2003) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1381/12/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Approval of divisional reforms in East Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 23A75CC2-A70D-48F1-AAEB-C3B358AA3B12. Archived from the original on 6 September 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  8. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  9. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.



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