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Eshtehard

Coordinates: 35°43′17″N 50°21′53″E / 35.72139°N 50.36472°E / 35.72139; 50.36472
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Eshtehard
Persian: اشتهارد
City
A holy place in the city of Esthehard
A holy place in the city of Esthehard
Eshtehard is located in Iran
Eshtehard
Eshtehard
Coordinates: 35°43′17″N 50°21′53″E / 35.72139°N 50.36472°E / 35.72139; 50.36472[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceAlborz
CountyEshtehard
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
29,993
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Eshtehard (Persian: اشتهارد)[a] is a city in the Central District of Eshtehard County, Alborz province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]

Demographics

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Language and ethnicity

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The majority of the people of Eshtehard belong to the Tat and Azerbaijani[5] ethnic group and they speak the Tati language and Azerbaijani.[6][7][8]

Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 16,988 in 4,813 households,[9] when it was the capital of the former Eshtehard District in Karaj County, Tehran province.[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 29,993 inhabitants in 9,357 households,[3] by which time the county had been separated from the province in the establishment of Alborz province.[11]

In 2012, the district was separated from the county in establishing Eshtehard County, and Eshtehard was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[4]

Attractions

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Main attractions include Eshtehard Industrial Town and the University of Payam-e Nur—Eshtehard Unit.

See also

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Media related to Eshtehard at Wikimedia Commons

Eshtehard travel guide from Wikivoyage

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Eŝtehārd; and Tati: Eŝtāhārd

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (8 April 2025). "میدان معلّم [Teacher Square], Eshtehard City, Eshtehard Central District, Eshtehard County, Alborz Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  2. ^ "P9C7+HV5 Eshtehard, Alborz Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان البرز [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Alborz Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  4. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (6 June 2012) [۱۷/۳/۱۳۹۱ تاریخ ابلاغ (Notification date 17/3/1391) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان البرز [‌Approval letter regarding national divisions in Alborz province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. 50868/ت46965ه شماره ابلاغیه [Notification Number 50868/T46965H]. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  5. ^ Encyclopaedia Islamica:The people of Eshtehard speak Persian with a local dialect as well as Turkish.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Yar-Shater, Ehsan (1969). A grammar of southern Tati dialects. Mouton.
  8. ^ Tats of Iran and Caucasus, Ali Abdoli, 2010.
  9. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان تهران [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Tehran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  10. ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان تهران به مرکزیت شهر تهران [‌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]. 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] B559F46F-4863-4D87-ACAB-5274C02BA3C5. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 21 June 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  11. ^ Larijani, Ali (23 June 2010) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1389/04/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. قانون تأسیس استان البرز [‌Law on the establishment of Alborz province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. مجلس شورای اسلامی [Islamic Consultative Assembly]. نامه شماره [Letter Number] 30588/412. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2025.