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Sojas

Coordinates: 36°14′20″N 48°33′17″E / 36.23889°N 48.55472°E / 36.23889; 48.55472
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This article is about the city in Iran. For other uses of a similar name, see Soja. For the administrative divisions, see Sojas Rud District and Sojas Rud Rural District.

Sojas
Persian: سجاس
City
Sojas Mosque
Sojas Mosque
Sojas is located in Iran
Sojas
Sojas
Coordinates: 36°14′20″N 48°33′17″E / 36.23889°N 48.55472°E / 36.23889; 48.55472[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceZanjan
CountyKhodabandeh
DistrictSojas Rud
Established1998[3]
Elevation
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1,762 m (5,781 ft)
Population
 (2016)[5]
 • Total
7,037
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Sojas (Persian: سجاس)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Sojas Rud District in Khodabandeh County, Zanjan province, Iran.[7] As a village, Sojas was the capital of Sojas Rud Rural District[8] until its capital was transferred to the village of Chuzak.[5] The village of Sojas was converted to a city in 1998.[3]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 5,577 in 1,345 households.[9] The following census in 2011 counted 6,666 people in 1,725 households.[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 7,037 people in 2,038 households.[5]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Sojās; also known as Sudzhas and Sujās[6]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 September 2024). "Sojas City, Sojas Rud District, Khodabandeh County, Zanjan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  2. ^ "6HQ3+HV5 Sojas, Zanjan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (20 May 1998) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1377/02/30 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تبدیل روستای سجاس مرکز سجاس رود تابع شهرستان خدابنده در استان زنجان به شهر سجاس [‌The transformation of Sojas village, the center of Sojas Rud District under Khodabandeh County in Zanjan province, into Sojas city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 543A2504-D7F1-4DF5-9F7E-9860C5D8D176. شماره دوره [Course number] 77. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Global Solar Atlas". globalsolaratlas.info. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  5. ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان زنجان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Zanjan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ Sojas can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3086007" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  7. ^ Habibi, Hassan (19 February 1995) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1373/11/30 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و اصلاحات در محدوده استان زنجان [‌Establishment and reforms within the province of Zanjan]. 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] D07D9EBB-7EF5-4B68-9A5E-0CD1217E5519. شماره دوره [Course number] 73, شماره جلد [Volume number] 254. Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  8. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (9 November 1986) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1365/08/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 9 دهستان شامل روستاها و مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان خدابنده تابع استان زنجان [‌Creation and formation of nine rural districts, including villages, farms and places in Khodabandeh County under Zanjan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 66E9DE86-7D23-4721-A9AF-C99963BDD1D6. شماره دوره [Course number] 65, شماره جلد [Volume number] 5. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  9. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان زنجان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Zanjan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  10. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان زنجان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Zanjan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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