Ashkezar

Ashkezar
Persian: اشكذر
City
Ashkezar is located in Iran
Ashkezar
Ashkezar
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 31°59′59″N 54°12′27″E / 31.99972°N 54.20750°E / 31.99972; 54.20750
CountryIran
ProvinceYazd
CountyAshkezar
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
19,123
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Azad University in Ashkezar

Ashkezar (Persian: اشكذر) is a city in the Central District of Ashkezar County, Yazd province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 13,800 in 3,711 households. The following census in 2011 counted 15,663 people in 4,626 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 19,123 people in 5,799 households.

In 2019, the Rezvanshahr neighborhood of Ashkezar was separated to form the new city of Majumard.

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Also romanized as Ashkaz̄ar and Ashkez̄ar; also known as Ash Kuzar, Ashk Dez, Āshkakzār, and Askīzār
  2. ↑ Formerly Saduq County

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 November 2024). "Ashkezar, Ashkezar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  2. 1 2 Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Yazd Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Ashkezar at GEOnet Names Server
  4. ↑ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (3 April 1396) [Approved 20 March 1392]. Approval letter regarding changing the name of Saduq County in Yazd province to Ashkezar. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 187752/42/1/1; Letter 158802/T38854H; Notification 91159/T47932K. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  5. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2021) [Approved 29 April 1376]. Approval of reforms in Yazd province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1/4/42/4032; Resolution 93808/T907. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  6. ↑ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Yazd 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.
  7. ↑ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Yazd Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  8. ↑ Jahangiri, Ishaq (16 July 2019) [Approved 4 April 1399]. "The approval letter regarding the conversion of the neighborhood called Rezvanshahr in the Central District of Ashkezar County of Yazd province to a city". dotic.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 45261; Letter 36380. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran.