Shabestar Explained
Official Name: | Shabestar |
Native Name: | Persian: شبستر |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | Iran |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iran |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | East Azerbaijan |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Shabestar |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Central |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Seyed Bagher Mousavian |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 22181 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | IRST |
Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Coordinates: | 38.18°N 45.7031°W |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Shabestar (Persian: شبستر) is a city in the Central District of Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 13,857 in 3,989 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 15,663 people in 4,824 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 22,181 people in 7,004 households.[5] The population is Azerbaijanis.
Shabestar is located in proximity to Tabriz, the provincial capital, on the main Iranian-International railway line which connects Tehran and Tabriz to Turkey and Europe. During the Safavid period. Shabestar's economy and development has received a major boost due to the 'Azad' university http://iaushab.ac.ir/index.aspx?fkeyid=&siteid=1&pageid=165 built there.
Historical monuments
- Mosque of Tasouj
- Mojoumbar Church
- Sohrol Church
- Mosque Sheykh Esmayil Shabestari
- Great Jameh Mosque
- Khalil Shrine and Rudqat Bridge are the historic and ancient monuments of Shabestar.
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Shabestar, Shabestar County . . 25 February 2024 . 25 February 2024 . fa.
- Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country divisions of East Azerbaijan province centered on the city of Tabriz . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20130804122525/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113028 . 4 August 2013 . Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 7 July 1369 . 4 December 2023.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 03 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920092432/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/03.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . Syracuse University . 03 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20230116202318/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/East-Azerbaijan.xls . 16 January 2023. 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 03 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201113123618/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_03.xlsx . Excel . 13 November 2020.