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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| 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

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Poldasht

| subdivision_type3 = District

| 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.

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 8,584 people in 2,205 households,{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): West 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/04.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094953/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/04.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} when it was capital of the former Poldasht District of Maku County.{{cite report|title=Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113037|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220192713/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113037|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|orig-date=Approved 21 June 1369|date=c. 2023|id=Notification 82808/T137|archive-date=20 December 2023|access-date=20 December 2023}} The following census in 2011 counted 9,963 people in 2,658 households,{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): West Azerbaijan 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/West-Azerbaijan.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120205939/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/West-Azerbaijan.xls|archive-date=20 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Poldasht County. Poldasht was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 11,472 people in 3,377 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): West 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_04.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830042935/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_04.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=30 August 2022}}

See also

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{{West Azerbaijan Province|state=collapsed}}

{{Poldasht County|state=collapsed}}

Category:Cities in West Azerbaijan province

Category:Populated places in Poldasht County

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