{{Short description|City in West Azerbaijan province, Iran}}

{{for-multi|the administrative division of West Azerbaijan province|Poldasht County|the former administrative division of Maku County|Poldasht District|the city in Tehran province|Pakdasht}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}

{{Infobox settlement | name = Poldasht | native_name = {{lang|fa|پلدشت}}<br>{{langx|ku|پارێزدەشت}} | native_name_lang = fa | settlement_type = City | image_skyline = Aras-02.jpg | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = Aras River in the Poldasht border region | image_flag = | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | etymology = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Iran | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | pushpin_label_position = | coordinates = {{Coord|39|20|41|N|45|04|05|E|dim:1km|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite map |author=((OpenStreetMap contributors)) |url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=39.344722&mlon=45.068056&zoom=15#map=15/39.34472/45.06806|website=OpenStreetMap |title=پلدشت [Poldasht], Poldasht, دهستان زنگبار, بخش مرکزی [Zangebar Rural District, Central District], Poldasht County, West Azerbaijan Province, 58771-38596, Iran|date=27 September 2024|access-date=27 September 2024|lang=fa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Google Maps |title=83V9+V6M Poldasht, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/39°20'41.0%22N+45°04'05.0%22E/@39.344722,45.068056,4377m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d39.344722!4d45.068056?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTAxNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D |access-date=20 October 2025}}</ref> | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Iran | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = West Azerbaijan | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Poldasht | subdivision_type3 = District | subdivision_name3 = Central | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | unit_pref = Metric <!-- ALL fields with measurements have automatic unit conversion --> <!-- for references: use <ref> tags -->| area_footnotes = <!-- square kilometers --> | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = <ref name="2016 West Azerbaijan Province"/> | population_as_of = 2016 | population_total = 11472 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = | population_demonym = | timezone = IRST | utc_offset = +3:30 | postal_code = | area_code = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> | module = | footnotes = }}

'''Poldasht''' ({{langx|fa|پلدشت}}){{efn|Also romanized as '''Pol Dasht''', '''Pol’desht''', and '''Pol-e Dasht'''; also known as '''Araplar''' and '''Pul Dasht'''; and Azerbaijani: '''پولدشت'''<ref>{{GEOnet3|-3078448}}</ref>}} is a city in the Central District of Poldasht County in Iran's West Azerbaijan province, serving as capital of both the county and the district.<ref name="Chaypareh, Poldasht, and Showt Counties Establishment"> {{cite web |first=Parviz |last=Davoodi |author-link=Parviz Davoodi |orig-date={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|تاریخ تصویب}} (Approval date) 1386/09/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar) |date=9 December 2007 <!-- Converted 'Approval date' using https://www.iranchamber.com/calendar/converter/iranian_calendar_converter.php --> |script-title=fa:تصویب نامه درخصوص اصلاحات تقسیمات کشوری در استان آذربایجان غربی |trans-title=‌Approval regarding the reforms of national divisions in West Azerbaijan province |url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/134945 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926115805/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/134945 |archive-date=26 September 2024 |access-date=3 October 2025 |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|لام تا کام}} [Lam ta Kam] |publisher={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|‌وزارت کشور}} [Ministry of the Interior] |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت}} [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board] |language=fa |id={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شناسه}} [ID] C87621A0-B504-45A5-A06D-DC28E1D1F3F9.}}</ref> The city lies on the western bank of the Aras River.

Poldasht is a Persian word meaning ''arable land by the bridge''. The city is situated near the border crossing with the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. Across the Poldasht-Shah Takhti Bridge over the Aras is the Azerbaijani village of Şahtaxtı. It is one of the two Iran-Nakhchivan border crossings; the other is located near the city of Jolfa in East Azerbaijan province. Also adjacent to Poldasht is the Aras River Dam.

==Demographics== ===Population=== At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 8,584 people in 2,205 households,<ref name="2006 West Azerbaijan Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province |language=fa |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/04.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094953/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/04.xls |archive-date=20 September 2011 |format=Excel |access-date=25 September 2022}}</ref> when it was capital of the former Poldasht District of Maku County.<ref name="West Azerbaijan Province Structure"> {{cite web |first=Hassan |last=Habibi |author-link=Hassan Habibi |orig-date={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|تاریخ تصویب}} (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar) |date=12 September 1990 <!-- Converted 'Approval date' using https://www.iranchamber.com/calendar/converter/iranian_calendar_converter.php --> |script-title=fa:تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان آذربایجان غربی به مرکزیت شهر ارومیه |trans-title=‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia |url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113037 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220192713/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113037 |archive-date=20 December 2023 |access-date=29 September 2025 |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|لام تا کام}} [Lam ta Kam] |publisher={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|‌وزارت کشور}} [Ministry of the Interior] |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت}} [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board] |language=fa |id={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شناسه}} [ID] D6D37EAB-50D7-43D6-B320-D774C01ADE50. {{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شماره دوره}} [Course number] 69, {{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شماره جلد}} [Volume number] 3.}}</ref> The following census in 2011 counted 9,963 people in 2,658 households,<ref name="2011 West Azerbaijan Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province |language=fa |website=Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University |url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/West-Azerbaijan.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120205939/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/West-Azerbaijan.xls |archive-date=20 January 2023 |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |format=Excel |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Chaypareh, Poldasht, and Showt Counties Establishment"/> The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 11,472 people in 3,377 households.<ref name="2016 West Azerbaijan Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province |language=fa |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_04.xlsx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830042935/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_04.xlsx |archive-date=30 August 2022 |format=Excel |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref>

==Climate== Poldasht has a weather station at an elevation of {{convert|830|m|ft|abbr=on}}, operating since 2001. The following data are based on observations from 2001-2016.

The climate in Poldasht is characterized by cold freezing winters with low precipitation. Subzero temperatures are common from November to April. Daily maximum temperatures may also fall below freezing in winter. The weather in summer is hot during the day and mild to warm at night with mean minimum temperature between {{convert|16.0|C|F|abbr=on}} and {{convert|19.0|C|F|abbr=on}}. Precipitation is highest in spring and is lowest in mid-summer.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meteorological Offices of West Azerbaijan province: Poldasht (99203) |url=https://www.azmet.ir/in/station/station.htm |website=azmet.ir |publisher=West Azerbaijan Meteorological Office |access-date=9 August 2025 |language=Persian}}</ref>

==See also== {{Portal-inline|Iran}} {{clear}}

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{{West Azerbaijan Province|state=collapsed}}

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