Ajab Shir

For the administrative division, see Ajab Shir County.

Ajab Shir (Persian: عجب شير)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Ajab Shir County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the district and the county.^[4]

Ajab Shir Persian: عجب شير
City
Ajabshir, East Azerbaijan province, Iran
Ajab Shir
Coordinates: 37°29′00″N 45°53′28″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Ajab Shir
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	33,606
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Ethnicity

The city's population is Azerbaijani.^{[citation needed]}

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 26,235 in 6,767 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 26,280 people in 7,758 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 33,606 people in 10,640 households.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as ‘Ajab Shīr; also known as Ajabshahr^[3]