Shahriar, Tehran province

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Shahriar (Persian: شهريار; Persian pronunciationⓘ)[a] is a city in the Central District of Shahriar County, Tehran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[5]

CountryIran
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Shahriar
Persian: شهريار
City
Shahriar Hall in the city of Shahriar
Shahriar Hall in the city of Shahriar
Flag of Shahriar
Flag
Official seal of Shahriar
Seal
Shahriar is located in Iran
Shahriar
Shahriar
Coordinates: 35°39′11″N 51°03′36″E[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceTehran
CountyShahriar
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
309,607
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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History

The Municipality of Shahriar was established in 1953, in which the population of the city was 5,000.[citation needed]

On 8 January 2020, Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was shot down near the city, killing all 176 people on board.[6][7]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 189,120 in 24,039 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 249,473 people in 75,014 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 309,607 people in 97,570 households.[3]

Transportation

See also: Shahriar Municipality and Suburbs Bus Organization

The city is served by buses from the municipal-run Shahriar Municipality and Suburbs Bus Organization, connecting the city to Tehran and Karaj, while also serving a group of smaller surrounding towns.[10]

See also

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Notes

  1. [a]
    Also romanized as Shahriār and Shahriyār[4]

References

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