Poldasht

{{Short description|City in West Azerbaijan province, Iran}}

{{for-multi|the administrative division of West Azerbaijan province|Poldasht County|the former administrative division of Maku County|Poldasht District|the city in Tehran province|Pakdasht}}

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| native_name = {{lang|fa|پلدشت}}
{{langx|ku|پارێزدەشت}}

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| image_caption = Aras River in the Poldasht border region

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| coordinates = {{Coord|39|20|41|N|45|04|05|E|dim:1km|display=inline,title}}

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| subdivision_name = Iran

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = West Azerbaijan

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| subdivision_name2 = Poldasht

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| subdivision_name3 = Central

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Poldasht ({{langx|fa|پلدشت}}){{efn|Also romanized as Pol Dasht, Pol’desht, and Pol-e Dasht; also known as Araplar and Pul Dasht; and Azerbaijani: پولدشت{{GEOnet3|-3078448}}}} is a city in the Central District of Poldasht County in Iran's West Azerbaijan province, serving as capital of both the county and the district.{{cite report|title=Approval letter regarding reforms of national divisions in West Azerbaijan province|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Islamic Parliament Research Center|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/134945|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413002459/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/134945|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board|last=Davodi|first=Parviz|archive-date=13 April 2014|orig-date=Approved 18 September 1386|date=24 January 1393|id=Proposal 138613/42/4/1; Notification 156165/T32690K|access-date=21 November 2023}} The city lies on the western bank of the Aras River.

Poldasht is a Persian word meaning arable land by the bridge. The city is situated near the border crossing with the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. Across the Poldasht-Shah Takhti Bridge over the Aras is the Azerbaijani village of Şahtaxtı. It is one of the two Iran-Nakhchivan border crossings; the other is located near the city of Jolfa in East Azerbaijan province. Also adjacent to Poldasht is the Aras River Dam.