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Takht-e Soleyman (Persian: تخت سلیمان)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Takht-e Soleyman District[7] in Takab County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. It lies midway between the archaeological sites of Takht-e Soleyman and Zendan-e Soleyman.

CountryIran
Established as a city2020[3]
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Takht-e Soleyman
Persian: تخت سلیمان
City
Takht-e Soleyman is located in Iran
Takht-e Soleyman
Takht-e Soleyman
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 36°36′37″N 47°13′07″E[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyTakab
DistrictTakht-e Soleyman
Established as a city2020[3]
Population
 (2016)[4]
  Total
851
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Takht-e Soleyman's population (as the village of Tazeh Kand-e Nosratabad in Chaman Rural District) was 732 in 156 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 980 people in 206 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 851 people in 235 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[4]

Tazeh Kand-e Nosratabad was converted to a city in 2020[3] and renamed Takht-e Soleyman in 2023.[5]

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Notes

  1. Formerly known as Tazeh Kand-e Nosratabad (تازه كندنصرت اباد),[5] also romanized as Tāzeh Kand-e Noşratābād; also known as Noşratābād[6]

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