Hashtrud

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Hashtrud ({{langx|fa|هشترود}}){{efn|Also romanized as Hashtrūd; also known as Āz̄arān, Sar Eskand, Sar Eskand Khān, Sar Eskandar, and Sarāskand; Azerbaijani: سرسکند{{GEOnet3|-3054140}}}} is a city in the Central District of Hashtrud County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.{{cite report|title=Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country divisions of East Azerbaijan province centered on the city of Tabriz|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113028|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130804122525/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113028|archive-date=4 August 2013|publisher=Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board|last=Habibi|date=c. 2013|orig-date=Approved 21 June 1369|first=Hassan|id=Notification 8284/2T142K|access-date=4 December 2023}}

History

Hashtrud is home to Zahhak Castle, named after Zahhak in ancient Persian mythology. The castle was inhabited by various Persian dynasties until the Timurid era.{{Cite web|title=Zahhak Castle|url=https://www.tishineh.com/touritem/844/Zahhak-Castle|access-date=2021-11-07|website=Tishineh|language=en-US}}

Geography

Hashtrud is 140 km from Tabriz, the capital of the province. The city is bordered by the Sahand mountains toward the west of the city, and is surrounded by several rivers, such as the Qaranquchay and Uzan Rivers.{{cn|date=February 2023}}

Demographics

=Population=

Before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, a census report recalls that Hashtrud was home to roughly 10 Jewish families.http://mcohen02.tripod.com/azarbaijan.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}} At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 18,418 in 4,493 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): East Azerbaijan 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/03.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920092432/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/03.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 19,903 people in 5,376 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): East Azerbaijan Province|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/East-Azerbaijan.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116202318/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/East-Azerbaijan.xls|archive-date=16 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 20,572 people in 6,056 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): East Azerbaijan 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_03.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113123618/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_03.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=13 November 2020}}

Notes

References

External links

[http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/hastrud HAŠTRUD] in Iranica

Category:Cities in East Azerbaijan province

Category:Populated places in Hashtrud County