Hadishahr

City in East Azerbaijan province, Iran From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hadishahr (Persian: هاديشهر)[a] is a city in the Central District of Jolfa County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.

CountryIran
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Hadishahr
Persian: هاديشهر
City
Hadishahr is located in Iran
Hadishahr
Hadishahr
Coordinates: 38°50′24″N 45°39′53″E[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyJolfa
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
34,346
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 27,842 in 7,552 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 30,575 people in 8,922 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 34,346 people in 10,744 households.[3]

Overview

Near the city of Hadishahr is the ancient site of Kul Tepe Jolfa, dating to the Chalcolithic period (5000–4500 BC). Occupation continued into the late Bronze Age. Pottery shards have been recovered from the Late Chalcolithic, Bronze Age and Urartian periods. The early site belongs to the Early Trans-Caucasian or Kura–Araxes culture, which spread through the Caucasus and the Urmia Basin.[8]

Notable people

See also

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Notes

  1. [a]
    Also romanized as Hādī Shahr and Hādīshahr;[4] formerly known as Alamdar-e Gargar[5]

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