Fardis

Not to be confused with Pardis.

For the administrative divisions, see Fardis County and Fardis Rural District.

Fardis (Persian: فردیس)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Fardis County, Alborz province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[3]

Fardis Persian: فردیس
City
Second Square in Fardis
Fardis
Coordinates: 35°43′51″N 50°58′55″E[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	Alborz
County	Fardis
District	Central
Established as a city	2013[3]
Population  (2016)[4]
• Urban	181,174
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Area code	026 (36)

History

In 2010, Karaj County was separated from Tehran province in the establishment of Alborz province.^[5]

In 2013, the city of Meshkin Dasht, the Fardis neighborhood^[b] in the city of Karaj, and other parts of the county were separated from it in establishing Fardis County. The neighborhood was elevated to city status as Fardis and transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.^[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2016 National Census, the city's population was 181,174 people in 58,953 households.^[4]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Formerly the Fardis neighborhood in the city of Karaj^[3]
2. Became the city of Fardis^[3]