Nasimshahr

Not to be confused with Nasirshahr.

Nasimshahr (Persian: نسيم شهر)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Bostan District in Baharestan County, Tehran province, Iran.^[8] It also serves, with Golestan,^[b] as one of the two capitals of the county.^[9] The village of Akbarabad was converted to a city in 1995,^[3] renamed Mohajershahr in 1996,^[5] and renamed Nasimshahr in 1999.^[7]

Nasimshahr Persian: نسيم شهر
City
Shahid Rajayi Square in Nasimshahr
Nasimshahr
Coordinates: 35°33′42″N 51°09′42″E[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	Tehran
County	Baharestan
District	Bostan
Established as a city	1995[3]
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	200,393
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 135,824 in 31,670 households, when it was in Robat Karim County.^[10] The following census in 2011 counted 157,474 people in 42,478 households,^[11] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Baharestan County.^[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 200,393 people in 58,431 households.^[4]

See also

Media related to Nasimshahr at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

Notes

1. Formerly known as Akbarabad (اکبر آباد),^[5] also romanized as Akbarābād,^[6] and then Mohajershahr (مهاجر شهر)^[7]
2. Formerly the village of Soltanabad^[5]