Tasuj
Persian: تسوج
City
Tasuj is located in Iran
Tasuj
Tasuj
Coordinates: 38°19′00″N 45°21′38″E / 38.31667°N 45.36056°E / 38.31667; 45.36056[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyShabestar
DistrictTasuj
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total7,522
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Tasuj (Persian: تسوج; also Romanized as Tasūj, Tasooj, and Ţasūj; also known as Tasvīch)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Tasuj District of Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.[4]

At the 2006 census, its population was 7,332 in 2,108 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 7,370 people in 2,288 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 7,522 people in 2,514 households.[2]

Language

It is an Azeri Turkic speaking village.

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 April 2023). "Tasuj, Shabestar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Tasuj can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3087191" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (20 March 1375). "Creation and establishment of Anzab District centered in the city of Tasuj in the citizenship of Shabestar County". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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