Takht-e Soleyman District

District in West Azerbaijan province, Iran

District in West Azerbaijan, Iran
Takht-e Soleyman District
Persian: بخش تخت سلیمان
District
Takht-e Soleyman World Heritage Site
Takht-e Soleyman World Heritage Site
36°38′27″N 47°10′07″E / 36.64083°N 47.16861°E / 36.64083; 47.16861[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyTakab
CapitalTazeh Kand-e Nosratabad
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total20,097
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Takht-e Soleyman District (Persian: بخش تخت سلیمان) is in Takab County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Tazeh Kand-e Nosratabad.[3]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 22,996 in 4,577 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 21,558 people in 5,277 households.[5] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 20,097 inhabitants in 5,929 households.[2] The district is the site of the Takht-e Soleyman ("Throne of Solomon") World Heritage Site.

Takht-e Soleyman District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
Ahmadabad RD 11,096 10,120 10,259
Chaman RD 3,410 3,325 2,650
Saruq RD 8,490 8,113 7,188
Total 22,996 21,558 20,097
RD = Rural District
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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (10 March 2023). "Takht-e Soleyman District (Takab County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (24 September 1369). "Creation and establishment of two cities and several districts and annexation of several villages to Urmia city". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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