Tazeh Shahr

Tazeh Shahr (Persian: تازه شهر)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Salmas County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.

Tazeh Shahr Persian: تازه شهر
City
Emamzadeh Ishaq Mausoleum in Tazeh Shahr
Tazeh Shahr
Coordinates: 38°10′33″N 44°41′33″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Salmas
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	8,629
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Ethnicity

The city is populated by ethnic Azerbaijanis who follow Shia Islam.^[4]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 8,216 in 1,783 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 8,864 people in 2,255 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 8,629 people in 2,385 households.^[2]

The city sustained damage in the 1930 Salmas earthquake.

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Tāzeh Shahr; formerly Kuhnen Shahr;^[3] Azerbaijani: Təzəşəhər; Armenian: Սաղամաս, Քեօհնաշեհիր, or Հին Քաղաք