Eshtehard Explained

Official Name:	Eshtehard
Native Name:	Persian: اشتهارد
Settlement Type:	City
Pushpin Map:	Iran
Mapsize:	150px
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Iran
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Alborz
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Eshtehard
Subdivision Type3:	District
Subdivision Name3:	Central
Population As Of:	2016
Population Total:	29993
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone:	IRST
Utc Offset:	+3:30
Coordinates:	35.725°N 50.365°W
Coordinates Footnotes:	^[1]

Eshtehard (Persian: اشتهارد) is a city in the Central District of Eshtehard County, Alborz province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[2]

Demographics

Language and ethnicity

The majority of the people of Eshtehard belong to the Tat and Azerbaijani^[3] ethnic group and they speak the Tati language and Azerbaijani.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 16,988 in 4,813 households, when it was the capital of the former Eshtehard District^[7] of Karaj County, Tehran province.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 29,993 inhabitants in 9,357 households,^[9] by which time the county had been separated from the province in the establishment of Alborz province.^[10] In 2012, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Eshtehard County, and Eshtehard was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.^[2]

Attractions

Main attractions include Eshtehard Industrial Town and the University of Payam-e Nur—Eshtehard Unit.

Notes and References

1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)). Eshtehard, Eshtehard County. openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap). 16 August 2024. 16 August 2024. fa.
2. Approval letter regarding national divisions in Alborz province. Notification 50868/T46965H. fa. Mohammad Reza. Rahimi. rc.majlis.ir. Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. The Research Center of the Islamic Council of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20130205054541/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/811810. Approved 17 March 1391. 2012. 5 February 2013. 21 August 2024.
3. https://www.cgie.org.ir/fa/article/239873/%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF Encyclopaedia Islamica:The people of Eshtehard speak Persian with a local dialect as well as Turkish.
4. Stilo. Donald L.. The Tati language group in the sociolinguistic context of Northwestern Iran and Transcaucasia. Iranian Studies. 2 January 2007. 14. 3–4. 137–187. 10.1080/00210868108701585.
5. Book: Yar-Shater, Ehsan . Ehsan Yarshater. A grammar of southern Tati dialects. registration. 1969. Mouton.
6. Tats of Iran and Caucasus, Ali Abdoli, 2010.
7. Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Tehran province centered on the city of Tehran. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Parliament Research Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20141130203728/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113026. Habibi. Hassan. 30 November 2014. Notification 8416/T133K. Approved 21 June 1369. 10 December 2014. Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. 16 December 2023.
8. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Tehran Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920084534/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/23.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
9. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Alborz Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20200128141943/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_30.xlsx. Excel. 28 January 2020.
10. Alborz province establishment law. fa. lamtakam.com. Notification 412/30588. Lam ta Kam. https://web.archive.org/web/20231216152645/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/782290. Guardian Council. Larijani. Ali. 2010. Approved 16 April 1389. 16 December 2023. 21 August 2024.