Back مهاباد Arabic مهاباد ARZ Məhabad Azerbaijani سویوقبولاق AZB Махабад Bulgarian Mahabad Breton Mahabad Catalan Mahābād & Piranshahr CEB مەھاباد CKB Mahábád Czech
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Mahabad
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  Mahabad | |
| Coordinates: 36°46′04″N 45°44′02″E / 36.76778°N 45.73389°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | West Azerbaijan |
| County | Mahabad |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 168,393 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Area code | 044 |
| Website | www |
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Mahabad (Persian: مهاباد)[a] is a city in the Central District of Mahabad County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[5]
At the 2006 census, its population was 133,324 in 31,000 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 147,268 people in 38,393 households.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 168,393 people in 47,974 households.[2]
The city lies south of Lake Urmia in a narrow valley 1,300 metres above sea level.[8][9]
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (18 February 2024). "Mahabad, Mahabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Statistical. "Center of Iran > Home". www.amar.org.ir. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ Mahabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3073397" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (7 July 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ S. J. Laizer, Martyrs, Traitors, and Patriots: Kurdistan after the Gulf War, Zed Books, 1996, ISBN 978-1-85649-396-3, p. 56.
- ^ Marion Farouk-Sluglett, Peter Sluglett, Iraq Since 1958: From Revolution to Dictatorship, .B.Tauris, 2001, ISBN 978-1-86064-622-5, p. 28.
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