Sufian (Persian: صوفيان)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Sufian District of Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.[4]
Sufian
Persian: بھترین | |
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City | |
  Sufian | |
| Coordinates: 38°16′39″N 45°58′51″E / 38.27750°N 45.98083°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | East Azerbaijan |
| County | Shabestar |
| District | Sufian |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 9,963 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Demographics
editPopulation
editAt the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 8,733 in 2,427 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 9,126 people in 2,830 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 9,963 people in 3,273 households.[2]
Overview
editThere is a major cement factory operated by the Sufiyan Cement Company to the southeast of the city. The city has at least 5 mosques, 4 of them in close proximity in the city center.[citation needed]
See also
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 September 2024). "Sufian, Shabestar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Sufian can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "110405" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2013) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country divisions of East Azerbaijan province centered on the city of Tabriz. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Notification 8284/2T142K. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
- ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): East Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
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