Lahijan, East Azerbaijan
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Lahijan
Persian: لاهيجان | |
|---|---|
City | |
  Lahijan | |
| Coordinates: 37°59′07″N 46°05′02″E / 37.98528°N 46.08389°E[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | East Azerbaijan |
| County | Tabriz |
| District | Khosrowshah |
| Established | 2023[3] |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 5,430 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Lahijan (Persian: لاهيجان)[a] is a city in Khosrowshah District of Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.[3] As a village, it served as the capital of Lahijan Rural District[6][b] until its capital was transferred to the village of Sheykh Hasan.[3]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Lahijan's population was 3,714 in 971 households, when it was a village in Lahijan Rural District.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 4,701 people in 1,364 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 5,430 people in 1,663 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[4]
Lahijan was converted to a city in 2023.[3]
