Tazeh Shahr

Tazeh Shahr
Persian: تازه شهر
City
Emamzadeh Ishaq Mausoleum in Tazeh Shahr
Emamzadeh Ishaq Mausoleum in Tazeh Shahr
Tazeh Shahr is located in Iran
Tazeh Shahr
Tazeh Shahr
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 38°10′33″N 44°41′33″E / 38.17583°N 44.69250°E / 38.17583; 44.69250[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountySalmas
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
8,629
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Tazeh Shahr (Persian: تازه شهر)[a] historically known as Kuhnashahir,[5] is a city in the Central District of Salmas County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The city is populated by ethnic Azerbaijanis who follow Shia Islam.[6]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 8,216 in 1,783 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 8,864 people in 2,255 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 8,629 people in 2,385 households.[3]

The city sustained damage in the 1930 Salmas earthquake.

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Also romanized as Tāzeh Shahr; formerly Kuhnen Shahr;[4] Azerbaijani: Təzəşəhər; Armenian: Սաղամաս, Քեօհնաշեհիր, or Հին Քաղաք

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 September 2024). "Patah Vir, دهستان زولاچای, بخش مرکزی [Zulachay Rural District, Central District], Salmas County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "5MGR+8XQ Tazehshahr, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ↑ Tazeh Shahr at GEOnet Names Server
  5. ↑ Kia, Mehrdad (19 November 2023). The Clash of Empires and the Rise of Kurdish Proto-Nationalism, 1905–1926: Ismail Agha Simko and the Campaign for an Independent Kurdish State. Springer Nature. p. 59. ISBN 978-3-031-44973-4.
  6. ↑ "تازه شهر". Vajehyab (in Persian). Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  7. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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