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Poldasht

Coordinates: 39°20′41″N 45°04′05″E / 39.34472°N 45.06806°E / 39.34472; 45.06806
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For the administrative division of West Azerbaijan province, see Poldasht County. For the city in Tehran province, see Pakdasht.

Poldasht
پلدشت
Kurdish: پارێزدەشت
City
Poldasht is located in Iran
Poldasht
Poldasht
Coordinates: 39°20′41″N 45°04′05″E / 39.34472°N 45.06806°E / 39.34472; 45.06806[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyPoldasht
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total11,472
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Aras River in Poldasht border region.
Aras River in Poldasht border region.

Poldasht (Persian: پلدشت)[a] 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.[4]

At the 2006 census, the city population was 8,584 residents in 2,205 households, when it was in the former Poldasht District of Maku County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 9,963 people in 2,658 households,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Poldasht County.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 11,472 people in 3,377 households.[2] 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.

Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Pol Dasht, Pol’desht, and Pol-e Dasht; also known as Araplar and Pul Dasht; and Azerbaijani: Daş Körpü[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (15 February 2024). "Poldasht, Poldasht County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Poldasht can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3078448" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b Davodi, Parviz (18 September 1386). "Approval letter regarding reforms of country divisions in West Azerbaijan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commmission. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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