Meshginshahr Explained

Official Name:Meshgin Shahr
Native Name:Persian: مشگين شهر
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ardabil
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Meshgin Shahr
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Central
Area Total Km2:12
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:74109
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Coordinates:38.3906°N 47.6742°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]

Meshginshahr (fa|مشگين شهر) is a city in the Central District of Meshgin Shahr County, Ardabil province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2]

History

The 14th-century author Hamdallah Mustawfi mentioned the city, as Khiyāv, as one of the seven cities in the tuman of Pishkin, or Mishkin.[3] He distinguished between the cities of Khiyav and Pishkin — according to him, Khiyav lay to the south of Mount Sablan and had a warm climate, while Pishkin (which he said had formerly been called "Varāvī") was to the north of Mount Sablan and had a damp climate because the mountain shielded it from the sun.[3] Both cities drew their water from the streams coming down from the mountain.[3] The district of Pishkin, he wrote, grew both grain and fruit in abundance, while Khiyav mostly grew grain.[3] Pishkin was assessed for a tax value of 5,200 dinars, while Khiyav was assessed at 2,000.[3] Mustawfi wrote that Pishkin's population was mostly Shafi'i Sunnis, with Shi'i and Hanafi Sunni minorities.[3] He said nothing about Khiyav's religious makeup, but instead described its population as mostly "boot-makers and cloth-workers".[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 61,296 in 14,920 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 66,883 people in 17,871 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 74,109 people in 21,926 households.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)). Meshginshahr, Meshgin Shahr County. openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap). 23 August 2024. 23 August 2024. fa.
  2. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of East Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Tabriz. fa. qavanin.ir. Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20211023220800/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/98949. Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Habibi. Hassan. 23 October 2021. Approved 21 June 1369. Resolution 93808/T907. c. 2021. 21 February 2024.
  3. Book: Hamdallah Mustawfi . Hamdallah Mustawfi . Le Strange . Guy . Guy Le Strange . The Geographical Part of the Nuzhat-al-Qulub . 1919 . 85 . 10 October 2022.
  4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Ardabil Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094514/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/24.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
  5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Ardabil Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230115211527/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ardabil.xls . 15 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
  6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Ardabil Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20190322123220/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_24.xlsx. Excel. 22 March 2019.

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