Meshkin Dasht
Persian: مشکین‌دشت
City
Meshkin Dasht is located in Iran
Meshkin Dasht
Meshkin Dasht
Coordinates: 35°44′49″N 50°56′10″E / 35.74694°N 50.93611°E / 35.74694; 50.93611[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceAlborz
CountyFardis
DistrictMeshkin Dasht
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total62,005
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Meshkin Dasht (Persian: مشکین‌دشت), also Romanized as Meshkīn Dasht,[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Meshkin Dasht District of Fardis County, Alborz province, Iran.[4]

The city had a population at the 2006 census of 43,696 in 11,171 households, when it was among the six cities of the Central District of Karaj County, Tehran province.[5]

In August 2010, Karaj County, Nazarabad County, and Savojbolagh County were separated from the province in the establishment of Alborz province.[6]

In July 2013, Meshkin Dasht and other parts were separated from Karaj County in the establishment of Fardis County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Fardis as its capital.[4]

At the latest census in 2016, Meshkin Dasht's population had risen to 62,005 in 18,644 households. [2]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (25 March 2023). "Meshkin Dasht, Fardis County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 30. Archived from the original (Excel) on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Meshkin Dasht can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "10038342" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. 1 2 Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (7 July 2013). "With the approval of the government board: The counties of Fardis, Badreh and Balaveh were added to the map of country divisions". Mehr News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "The establishment law of Alborz province is implemented in the center of Karaj city". BBC (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. 27 August 2010. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.


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