Aslan Duz

For the administrative division of Ardabil province, see Aslan Duz County. For the administrative divisions in this county, see Aslan Duz-e Gharbi Rural District and Aslan Duz-e Sharqi Rural District. For the former administrative division in Parsabad County, see Aslan Duz District.

Aslan Duz (Persian: اصلاندوز)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Aslan Duz County, Ardabil province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[5] It was the administrative center for Aslan Duz Rural District^[6][b] until its capital was transferred to the village of Gedaylu.^[5] The Battle of Aslanduz was fought nearby in 1812.^{[citation needed]}

Aslan Duz اصلاندوز
City
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Coordinates: 39°26′34″N 47°24′28″E[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	Ardabil
County	Aslan Duz
District	Central
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	6,348
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 3,910 in 862 households,^[7] when it was capital of the former Aslan Duz District of Parsabad County.^[8] The following census in 2011 counted 4,557 people in 1,172 households.^[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 6,348 people in 1,760 households.^[3]

In 2019, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Aslan Duz County, and Aslan Duz was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.^[5]

See also

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Notes

1. Also romanized as Aşlān Dūz and Aslandooz; also known as Aslāndūz Tepe^[4]
2. Renamed Aslan Duz-e Gharbi Rural District^[5]