Mahdasht

City in Alborz province, Iran From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mahdasht (Persian: ماهدشت)[a] is a city in the Central District of Karaj County, Alborz province, Iran. The village of Mardabad was converted to the city of Mahdasht in 1991.[3]

CountryIran
Established as a city1991[3]
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Mahdasht
Persian: ماهدشت
Mahdasht is located in Iran
Mahdasht
Mahdasht
Coordinates: 35°43′40″N 50°48′32″E[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceAlborz
CountyKaraj
DistrictCentral
Established as a city1991[3]
Population
 (2016)[4]
  Total
62,910
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Area code026
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Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 43,100 in 10,760 households, when it was in Tehran province.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 62,910 people in 19,147 households,[4] by which time the county had been separated from the province in the establishment of Alborz province.[7]

Notable people

Baito Abbaspour, bodybuilder.[8]

Majid Khodabandelou, retired footballer who previously played in the top three divisions of the Iranian football league system.

See also

Notes

  1. Also romanized as Māhdāsht; formerly known as Mardabad (مَردآباد),[3] also romanized as Mardābād[5]

References

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