Irdemousa

Irdemousa (Persian: ایردموسی)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Sabalan District in Sareyn County, Ardabil province, Iran.^[7] It also serves as the administrative center for Sabalan Rural District.^[8] The closest major cities include Ardabil, Tabriz, Rasht, and Zanjan.

Irdemousa Persian: ارديموسي
City
Irdemousa
Coordinates: 38°12′02″N 48°07′56″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Ardabil
County	Sareyn
District	Sabalan
Established as a city	2017[2]
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	816
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Irdemousa's population was 725 in 158 households,^[5] when it was a village in Sabalan Rural District^[8] of the former Sareyn District in Ardabil County. The following census in 2011 counted 789 people in 249 households,^[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Sareyn County. The rural district was transferred to the new Sabalan District.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 816 people in 279 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.^[3]

Irdemousa was elevated to the status of a city in 2017.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Irde Mūsá; also known as Ardi Musa, Erdī Mūsá, Īrd Mūsī, and Īrdī Mūsá;^[4] rendered in census documents as (ارديموسي);^[3][5][6] romanized as Ardi Musi and Ardimusi