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Shabestar (Persian: شبستر)[a] is a city in the Central District of Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[5]
Key Information
Shabestar, with an altitude of 1,400 meters, is located in the southern foothills of Mishudagh, 575 km northwest of Tehran and 54 km northwest of Tabriz, on the road from Tabriz to Khuy, Selmas, Urumiye, Ushnawiye and Piranshahr. The railway line from Tabriz to Türkiye passes by this city.
Demographics
[edit]Ethnicity
[edit]The population is Azerbaijanis.[citation needed]
Population
[edit]At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 13,857 in 3,989 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 15,663 people in 4,824 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 22,181 people in 7,004 households.[3]
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 [1] built there.
Historical monuments
[edit]- 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
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Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 September 2024). "Nojadeh, دهستان گونی شرقی, بخش مرکزی [Guney-ye Sharqi Rural District, Central District], Shabestar County, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "5PJ3+263 Shabestar, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Shabestar can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3083774" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ 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 آذربایجان شرقی به مرکزیت شهر تبریز [Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of East Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Tabriz]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. یبنامهشماره .93808ت907 [Resolution No. 93808T907]. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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