Shabestar ( fa, شبستر; also known as Chabiastar, Shabiastar, and Shabistar) is a city and capital of Shabestar County,

East Azerbaijan Province East Azerbaijan Province ( fa, استان آذربایجان شرقی ''Āzarbāijān-e Sharqi''; az-Arab, شرقی آذربایجان اوستانی) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is located in Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armeni ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. At the 2011 census, its population was 25,663, in 4,824 families. The population is Azerbaijanis. Shabestar is located in proximity to

Tabriz Tabriz ( fa, تبریز ; ) is a city in northwestern Iran, serving as the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. It is the sixth-most-populous city in Iran. In the Quru River valley in Iran's historic Azerbaijan region between long ridges of vo ...

, the provincial capital, on the main Iranian-International railway line which connects

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

and Tabriz to

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and

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. During the

Safavid Safavid Iran or Safavid Persia (), also referred to as the Safavid Empire, '. was one of the greatest Iranian empires after the 7th-century Muslim conquest of Persia, which was ruled from 1501 to 1736 by the Safavid dynasty. It is often conside ...

period. Shabestar's economy and development has received a major boost due to the 'Azad' universit

built there.

Monuments

*Mosque of Tasouj * Saint Hripsime Church of Mujumbar, Mojoumbar Church * Sohrol Church *Mosque Sheykh Esmayil Shabestari *Great Jameh Mosque *Khalil Shrine, Roudgat Bridge are the Historic and ancient monument of shabestar.

References

Populated places in Shabestar County Cities in East Azerbaijan Province Azerbaijan (Iran) East Azerbaijan Province {{Shabestar-geo-stub