Khosrowshah () is a city in, and the capital of,
Khosrowshah District
Khosrowshah District () is in Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan province, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Khosrowshah.
Etymology
The name of the district derives from Khusrau Shah, king of the Justanids during the 10th ...
in
Tabriz County
Tabriz County () is in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Tabriz
Tabriz (; ) is a city in the Central District (Tabriz County), Central District of Tabriz County, in the East Azerbaijan province, East Azerbaija ...
,
East Azerbaijan
East Azerbaijan province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Tabriz.
The province is located in Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armenia, the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ardabil province, West Azerbaijan province ...
province,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
.
Etymology
The city's name is derived from
Khusrau Shah, king of the
Justanids
The Justanids or Jostanids () were an Iranian Zaydi Shia dynasty that ruled a part of Daylam (the mountainous district of Gilan) from 791 to the late 11th century.
History
The Justanids appear as kings of Daylam at the end of the 8th century ...
during the 10th century. The words "
Khosrow" and "
Shah
Shāh (; ) is a royal title meaning "king" in the Persian language.Yarshater, Ehsa, ''Iranian Studies'', vol. XXII, no. 1 (1989) Though chiefly associated with the monarchs of Iran, it was also used to refer to the leaders of numerous Per ...
" are both Persian words that mean "king."
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 12,794 in 3,619 households.
The following census in 2011 counted 12,447 people in 3,789 households.
The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 21,972 people in 6,870 households.
See also
Notes
References
Cities in East Azerbaijan province
Populated places in Tabriz County
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