Lahijan () is a city in
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 ...
of
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 ...
. As a village, it served as the capital of
Lahijan Rural District until its capital was transferred to the village of
Sheykh Hasan.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Lahijan's population was 3,714 in 971 households, when it was a village in
Lahijan Rural District.
The following census in 2011 counted 4,701 people in 1,364 households.
The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 5,430 people in 1,663 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.
Lahijan was elevated to the status of a city in 2023.
See also
Notes
References
Cities in East Azerbaijan province
Populated places in Tabriz County
2023 establishments in Iran
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