Eshtehard

Eshtehard (Persian: اشتهارد, romanized: Eŝtehārd; Tati: Eŝtāhārd) is a city in the Central District of Eshtehard County, Alborz province, Iran and serves as capital of the county.

For the administrative division, see Eshtehard County. For the village, see Eshtehard Industrial Town.

Eshtehard
Persian: اشتهارد
City
Eshtehard is located in Iran
Eshtehard
Eshtehard
Coordinates: 35°43′29″N 50°22′18″E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceAlborz
CountyEshtehard
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total29,993
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the time of the National Census of 2006, the population was 16,988 in 4,813 households, at which time it was a city in Karaj County, Tehran province.[3] At the most recent census of 2016, the population was 29,993 in 9,357 households, by which time it had become the capital of Eshtehard County in the new Alborz province.[2][4]

The majority of the people of Eshtehard belong to the Tat and Azerbaijani[5] ethnic group and they speak the Tati language and Azerbaijani.[6][7][8]

Main attractions include the Industrial Park of Eshtehard and the University of Payame Nur—Eshtehard Unit.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Eshtehard.
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References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (24 March 2023). "Eshtehard, Eshtehard County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 30. Archived from the original (Excel) on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. "Eshtehard county was added to the map of country divisions". Dolat (in Persian). Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  5. Encyclopaedia Islamica:The people of Eshtehard speak Persian with a local dialect as well as Turkish.
  6. Stilo, Donald L. (2 January 2007). "The Tati language group in the sociolinguistic context of Northwestern Iran and Transcaucasia". Iranian Studies. 14 (3–4): 137–187. doi:10.1080/00210868108701585.
  7. Yar-Shater, Ehsan (1969). A grammar of southern Tati dialects. Mouton.
  8. Tats of Iran and Caucasus, Ali Abdoli, 2010.
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