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For the administrative division, see Eshtehard County. For the village, see Eshtehard Industrial Town.
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Eshtehard

Persian: اشتهارد
City
A holy place in the city of Esthehard
A holy place in the city of Esthehard
Eshtehard is located in Iran
Eshtehard
Eshtehard
Location in Iran
Country Iran
Province Alborz
County Eshtehard
District Central
Population
 (2016)
 • Total 29,993
Time zone UTC+3:30 (IRST)

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

Demographics

Language and ethnicity

The majority of the people of Eshtehard belong to the Tat and Azerbaijani ethnic group and they speak the Tati language and Azerbaijani.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 16,988 in 4,813 households, when it was the capital of the former Eshtehard District of Karaj County, Tehran province. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 29,993 inhabitants in 9,357 households, by which time the county had been separated from the province in the establishment of Alborz province. In 2012, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Eshtehard County, and Eshtehard was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.

Attractions

Main attractions include Eshtehard Industrial Town and the University of Payam-e Nur—Eshtehard Unit.

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