Eshtehard

Eshtehard (Persian: Eŝtehārd) (Tati: Eŝtāhārd,) is a city in and the capital of Eshtehard District, in Karaj County, Alborz Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 25,000, in 4,813 families.[2]

Eshtehard

Eŝtāhārd
City
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Eshtehard
Coordinates: 35°43′32″N 50°21′58″E
Country Iran
ProvinceAlborz
CountyEshtehard
BakhshEshtehard
Population
 (2016 Census)
  Total29,993 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Main Attractions of City are "Industrial Park of Eshtehard" and "University of Payame Nur" - Eshtehard Unit.

People of Eshtehard belong to the Tat ethnic group and they speak the Tati language.[3][4][5]

Linguistic Map of Alborz Province

References

  1. https://www.amar.org.ir/english
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  3. Stilo, Donald L. (2 January 2007). "The Tati language group in the sociolinguistic context of Northwestern Iran and Transcaucasia". Iranian Studies. 14 (3–4): 137–187. doi:10.1080/00210868108701585.
  4. Yar-Shater, Ehsan (1969). A grammar of southern Tati dialects. Mouton.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  5. Tats of Iran and Caucasus, Ali Abdoli, 2010.


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