Meshkin Dasht

Meshkin Dasht (Persian: مشکین‌دشت)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Meshkin Dasht District in Fardis County, Alborz province, Iran.^[6] The village of Meshkinabad was converted to the city of Meshkin Dasht in 1996.^[3]

CountryIran

Established as a city1996^[3]

Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

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Meshkin Dasht Persian: مشکین‌دشت
City
Meshkin Dasht
Coordinates: 35°45′05″N 50°56′23″E^[1]^[2]
Country	Iran
Province	Alborz
County	Fardis
District	Meshkin Dasht
Established as a city	1996^[3]
Population (2016)^[4]
• Total	62,005
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 43,696 in 11,171 households, when it was in the Central District of Karaj County, Tehran province.^[7] In 2010, the county was separated from the province in the establishment of Alborz province.^[8] In 2013, the city was separated from the county in establishing Fardis County and was transferred to the new Meshkin Dasht District.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of Meshkin Dasht as 62,005 in 18,644 households.^[4]

Notes

[a]
Also romanized as Meshkīn Dasht;^[5] formerly the village of Meshkinabad (مشکین‌آباد)^[3]

References

[1]
OpenStreetMap contributors (18 February 2025). "District 1, Meshkin Dasht, Meshkin Dasht District, Fardis County, Alborz Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 18 February 2025.
[2]
"QW2Q+HV5 Meshkindasht, Alborz Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
[3]
Habibi, Hassan (31 January 1996) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1374/11/11 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تبدیل و شناخته شدن روستای مشکین آباد از توابع بخش مرکزی تابع شهرستان کرج در استان تهران [‌Conversion and recognition of Meshkinabad village as a function of the Central District of Karaj County in Tehran province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] E2F9C4B5-1FD5-4DD3-A1D0-B98457BA1CA9. شماره دوره [Course number] 74, شماره جلد [Volume number] 255. Archived from the original on 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
[4]
سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان البرز [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Alborz Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
[5]
Meshkin Dasht can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "10038342" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
[6]
Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (1 July 2013) [۱۰/۴/۱۳۹۲ تاریخ ابلاغ (Notification date 10/4/1392) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان البرز [‌Approval letter regarding national divisions in Alborz province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. ۸۴۹۱۷/ت۴۹۱۷۳ه شماره ابلاغیه [Notification Number 84917/T49173H]. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
[7]
سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان تهران [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Tehran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
[8]
Larijani, Ali (23 June 2010) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1389/04/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. قانون تأسیس استان البرز [‌Law on the establishment of Alborz province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. مجلس شورای اسلامی [Islamic Consultative Assembly]. نامه شماره [Letter Number] 30588/412. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2025.

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