Aslan Duz
City in Ardabil province, Iran
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Aslan Duz (Persian: اصلاندوز)[a] is a city in the Central District of Aslan Duz County, Ardabil province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[5] It was the administrative center for Aslan Duz Rural District[6][b] until its capital was transferred to the village of Gedaylu.[5] The Battle of Aslanduz was fought nearby in 1812.[citation needed]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 3,910 in 862 households,[7] when it was capital of the former Aslan Duz District of Parsabad County.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 4,557 people in 1,172 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 6,348 people in 1,760 households.[3]
In 2019, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Aslan Duz County, and Aslan Duz was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[5]
