Mahdasht

"Mardabad" redirects here. For the village in East Azerbaijan province, see Mardabad. For the village in Mazandaran province, see Mahdasht. For other places with a similar name, see Mahidasht.

Mahdasht (Persian: ماهدشت)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Karaj County, Alborz province, Iran. The village of Mardabad was converted to the city of Mahdasht in 1991.^[3]

Mahdasht Persian: ماهدشت
City
Mahdasht
Coordinates: 35°43′40″N 50°48′32″E[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	Alborz
County	Karaj
District	Central
Established as a city	1991[3]
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	62,910
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Area code	026

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 43,100 in 10,760 households, when it was in Tehran province.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 62,910 people in 19,147 households,^[4] by which time the county had been separated from the province in the establishment of Alborz province.^[7]

Notable people

Baito Abbaspour, bodybuilder.^[8]

Majid Khodabandelou, retired footballer who previously played in the top three divisions of the Iranian football league system.

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Māhdāsht; formerly known as Mardabad (مَردآباد),^[3] also romanized as Mardābād^[5]