Aslan Duz
{{Short description|City in Ardabil province, Iran}}
{{for multi|the administrative division of Ardabil province|Aslan Duz County|the administrative divisions this county|Aslan Duz-e Gharbi Rural District|and|Aslan Duz-e Sharqi Rural District}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Aslan Duz
| native_name = {{lang|fa|اصلاندوز}}
| settlement_type = City
| pushpin_map = Iran#Caucasus mountains
| mapsize =
| subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Iran
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Ardabil
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Aslan Duz
| subdivision_type3 = District
| subdivision_name3 = Central
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| established_title =
| established_date =
| area_total_km2 =
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2016
| population_total = 6348
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = IRST
| utc_offset = +3:30
| coordinates = {{coord|39|26|34|N|47|24|28|E|dim:1km|display=inline,title}}
|coordinates_footnotes = {{Cite map|author=((OpenStreetMap contributors))|url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=39.442778&mlon=47.407778&zoom=15#map=15/39.44278/47.40778|website=OpenStreetMap|title=Aslan Duz, Aslan Duz County|date=19 August 2024|access-date=19 August 2024|lang=fa}}
| elevation_m =
| area_code =
| website =
| footnotes = {{GEOnet2|32FA880AE6FB3774E0440003BA962ED3}}
}}
Aslan Duz ({{langx|fa|اصلاندوز}}){{efn|Also romanized as Aşlān Dūz and Aslandooz; also known as Aslāndūz Tepe{{GEOnet3|-3053982}}}} is a city in the Central District of Aslan Duz County, Ardabil province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.{{cite report|title=Approval letter regarding national divisions in Parsabad County of Ardabil province|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/1120028|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315091942/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/1120028|archive-date=15 March 2019|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Jahangiri|first=Ishaq|date=24 March 2017|orig-date=Approved 7 December 1397|id=Notification 164180/T55515H|access-date=26 March 2023}} It was the administrative center for Aslan Duz Rural District{{cite report|title=Creation and formation of 13 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Moghan County under East Azerbaijan province|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Islamic Council Research Center|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110358|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902215240/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110358|archive-date=2 September 2012|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers|last=Mousavi|first=Mirhossein|date=13 June 1391|orig-date=Approved 18 May 1366|access-date=28 November 2023|id=Notification 118250/T946}}{{efn|Renamed Aslan Duz-e Gharbi Rural District}} until its capital was transferred to the village of Gedaylu. The Battle of Aslanduz was fought nearby in 1812.{{cn|date=November 2023}}
Demographics
=Population=
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 3,910 in 862 households,{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Ardabil Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/24.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094514/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/24.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} when it was capital of the former Aslan Duz District of Parsabad County.{{cite report|title=Creation and establishment of Aslan Duz District and Parsabad County in East Azerbaijan province|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Islamic Council Research Center|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113632|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627205305/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113632|archive-date=27 June 2021|date=c. 2021|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|orig-date=Approved 29 March 1370|access-date=29 February 2024|id=Notification 6233/T53K}} The following census in 2011 counted 4,557 people in 1,172 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Ardabil Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ardabil.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115211527/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ardabil.xls |archive-date=15 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 6,348 people in 1,760 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Ardabil Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_24.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322123220/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_24.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=22 March 2019}}
In 2019, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Aslan Duz County, and Aslan Duz was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.
See also
{{Portal-inline|Iran}}
{{clear}}
Notes
{{notelist}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{Authority control}}
{{Ardabil Province|state=collapsed}}
Category:Cities in Ardabil province
Category:Populated places in Aslan Duz County
{{Ardabil-geo-stub}}