Hadishahr

Hadishahr

Hadishahr

City in East Azerbaijan province, Iran

For the city in Mazandaran province, see Hadishahr. For the village in Tajikistan, see Hadishahr.

Hadishahr (Persian: هاديشهر), also Romanized as Hādīshahr and Hādī Shahr; also known as Gargar and Alamdar,[3] is a city in the Central District of Jolfa County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.

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At the 2006 census, its population was 27,842 in 7,552 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 30,575 people in 8,922 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 34,346 people in 10,744 households.[2]

Near the city of Hadishahr is the ancient site of Kul Tepe Jolfa, dating to the Chalcolithic period (5000–4500 BC). Occupation continued into the late Bronze Age. Pottery shards have been recovered from the Late Chalcolithic, Bronze Age and Urartian periods.

The early site belongs to the Early Trans-Caucasian or Kura–Araxes culture, which spread through the Caucasus and the Urmia Basin.[6]

Notable people

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References

  1. [1]
    OpenStreetMap contributors (3 April 2023). "Hadishahr, Jolfa County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. [3]
    Hadishahr can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3778204" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. [4]
    "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. [6]
    Kul Tapeh: an early Bronze Age site in north-western Iran antiquity.ac.uk
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