Baktash
City in West Azerbaijan province, Iran
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Baktash (Persian: بکتاش)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Baktash District[6] in Miandoab County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. It was the capital of Zarrineh Rud Rural District[7] until its capital was transferred to the village of Satelmish-e Mohammadlu.[6]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Baktash's population was 3,198 in 756 households, when it was a village in Zarrineh Rud Rural District of the Central District.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 3,525 people in 984 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,523 people in 1,065 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[4]
In 2020, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Baktash District.[6] The village of Baktash was converted to a city in 2021.[3]
