Eshtehard

Coordinates: 35°43′30″N 50°21′54″E / 35.72500°N 50.36500°E / 35.72500; 50.36500
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For the administrative division, see Eshtehard County. For the village, see Eshtehard Industrial Town.

Eshtehard
Persian: اشتهارد
City
Eshtehard is located in Iran
Eshtehard
Eshtehard
Coordinates: 35°43′30″N 50°21′54″E / 35.72500°N 50.36500°E / 35.72500; 50.36500[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceAlborz
CountyEshtehard
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total29,993
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Eshtehard (Persian: اشتهارد; and Tati: Eŝtāhārd), also Romanized as Eŝtehārd, is a city in the Central District of Eshtehard County, Alborz province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[3] The majority of the people of Eshtehard belong to the Tat and Azerbaijani[4] ethnic group and they speak the Tati language and Azerbaijani.[5][6][7]

At the time of the National Census of 2006, the population was 16,988 in 4,813 households, when it was in Eshtehard District of Karaj County, Tehran province.[8]

In August 2010, Karaj County, Nazarabad County, and Savojbolagh County were separated from the province in the establishment of Alborz province.[9]

In June 2012, Eshtehard District was separated from Karaj County in the establishment of Eshtehard County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Eshtehard as its capital and only city at the time.[3]

The 2016 census recorded the population at 29,993 inhabitants in 9,357 households.[2]

Attractions[edit]

Main attractions include the Industrial Park of Eshtehard and the University of Payame Nur—Eshtehard Unit.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Eshtehard.
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References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (24 March 2023). "Eshtehard, Eshtehard County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 30. Archived from the original (Excel) on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammadreza (10 June 2012). "Eshtehard county was added to the map of country divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  4. ^ Encyclopaedia Islamica:The people of Eshtehard speak Persian with a local dialect as well as Turkish.
  5. ^ Stilo, Donald L. (2 January 2007). "The Tati language group in the sociolinguistic context of Northwestern Iran and Transcaucasia". Iranian Studies. 14 (3–4): 137–187. doi:10.1080/00210868108701585.
  6. ^ Yar-Shater, Ehsan (1969). A grammar of southern Tati dialects. Mouton.
  7. ^ Tats of Iran and Caucasus, Ali Abdoli, 2010.
  8. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  9. ^ Larijani, Ali (16 April 1389). "Alborz province establishment law". Lamtakam (in Persian). Guardian Council. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.


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