Meshgin Shahr
مشگين شهر | |
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City | |
![]() Arshoq Castle, a.k.a. Kohneh Qaleh ("old castle"), in Meshgin Shahr;
Mount Sabalan is in the background | |
Coordinates: 38°23′26″N 47°40′27″E / 38.39056°N 47.67417°E [1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Ardabil |
County | Meshgin Shahr |
District | Central |
Area | |
• Total | 12 km2 (5 sq mi) |
Population (2016)
[2] | |
• Total | 74,109 |
• Density | 6,200/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 ( IRST) |
Website |
www |
Meshginshahr at GEOnet Names Server |
Meshginshahr ( Persian: مشگين شهر) [a] is a city in the Central District of Meshgin Shahr County, Ardabil province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. [4]
The 14th-century author Hamdallah Mustawfi mentioned the city, as Khiyāv, as one of the seven cities in the tuman of Pishkin, or Mishkin. [5] 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. [5] Both cities drew their water from the streams coming down from the mountain. [5] The district of Pishkin, he wrote, grew both grain and fruit in abundance, while Khiyav mostly grew grain. [5] Pishkin was assessed for a tax value of 5,200 dinars, while Khiyav was assessed at 2,000. [5] Mustawfi wrote that Pishkin's population was mostly Shafi'i Sunnis, with Shi'i and Hanafi Sunni minorities. [5] He said nothing about Khiyav's religious makeup, but instead described its population as mostly "boot-makers and cloth-workers". [5]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 61,296 in 14,920 households. [6] The following census in 2011 counted 66,883 people in 17,871 households. [7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 74,109 people in 21,926 households. [2]
Meshgin Shahr
مشگين شهر | |
---|---|
City | |
![]() Arshoq Castle, a.k.a. Kohneh Qaleh ("old castle"), in Meshgin Shahr;
Mount Sabalan is in the background | |
Coordinates: 38°23′26″N 47°40′27″E / 38.39056°N 47.67417°E [1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Ardabil |
County | Meshgin Shahr |
District | Central |
Area | |
• Total | 12 km2 (5 sq mi) |
Population (2016)
[2] | |
• Total | 74,109 |
• Density | 6,200/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 ( IRST) |
Website |
www |
Meshginshahr at GEOnet Names Server |
Meshginshahr ( Persian: مشگين شهر) [a] is a city in the Central District of Meshgin Shahr County, Ardabil province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. [4]
The 14th-century author Hamdallah Mustawfi mentioned the city, as Khiyāv, as one of the seven cities in the tuman of Pishkin, or Mishkin. [5] 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. [5] Both cities drew their water from the streams coming down from the mountain. [5] The district of Pishkin, he wrote, grew both grain and fruit in abundance, while Khiyav mostly grew grain. [5] Pishkin was assessed for a tax value of 5,200 dinars, while Khiyav was assessed at 2,000. [5] Mustawfi wrote that Pishkin's population was mostly Shafi'i Sunnis, with Shi'i and Hanafi Sunni minorities. [5] He said nothing about Khiyav's religious makeup, but instead described its population as mostly "boot-makers and cloth-workers". [5]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 61,296 in 14,920 households. [6] The following census in 2011 counted 66,883 people in 17,871 households. [7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 74,109 people in 21,926 households. [2]