Eshtehard
City in Alborz province, Iran
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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
Language and ethnicity
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
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
Main attractions include Eshtehard Industrial Town and the University of Payam-e Nur—Eshtehard Unit.
