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Nasimshahr (Persian: نسيم شهر)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Bostan District in Baharestan County, Tehran province, Iran.[8] It also serves, with Golestan,[b] as one of the two capitals of the county.[9] The village of Akbarabad was converted to a city in 1995,[3] renamed Mohajershahr in 1996,[5] and renamed Nasimshahr in 1999.[7]

CountryIran
Established as a city1995[3]
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Nasimshahr
Persian: نسيم شهر
City
Shahid Rajayi Square in Nasimshahr
Shahid Rajayi Square in Nasimshahr
Nasimshahr is located in Iran
Nasimshahr
Nasimshahr
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 35°33′42″N 51°09′42″E[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceTehran
CountyBaharestan
DistrictBostan
Established as a city1995[3]
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
200,393
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 135,824 in 31,670 households, when it was in Robat Karim County.[10] The following census in 2011 counted 157,474 people in 42,478 households,[11] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Baharestan County.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 200,393 people in 58,431 households.[4]

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Notes

  1. Formerly known as Akbarabad (اکبر آباد),[5] also romanized as Akbarābād,[6] and then Mohajershahr (مهاجر شهر)[7]
  2. Formerly the village of Soltanabad[5]

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