Malek Ashtar Garrison
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Malek Ashtar Garrison
Persian: پادگان مالک اشتر | |
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Village and Military Installation | |
  Malek Ashtar Garrison | |
| Coordinates: 34°03′00″N 49°48′35″E / 34.05000°N 49.80972°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Markazi |
| County | Arak |
| District | Central |
| Rural District | Hajjiabad |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 2,447 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Malek Ashtar Garrison (Persian: پادگان مالک اشتر)[a] is a village and military installation in Hajjiabad Rural District of the Central District of Arak County, Markazi province, Iran.
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 231 in 64 households, when it was in Masumiyeh Rural District.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 2,668 people in 91 households,[4] by which time Malek Ashtar Garrison had been transferred to Hajjiabad Rural District created in the district.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,447 people in 51 households. It was the most populous locality in its rural district.[2]
