Back أردبيل Arabic اردبيل ARZ Ərdəbil Azerbaijani اردبیل AZB Әрдәбил Bashkir Ардэбіль Byelorussian Ардабил Bulgarian Ardabil Breton Ardabil Catalan Dakbayan sa Ardabil CEB
Ardabil
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Skyline of the city Haft Cheshmeh Bridge | |
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  Ardabil | |
| Coordinates: 38°15′06″N 48°17′51″E / 38.25167°N 48.29750°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Region | 3 |
| Province | Ardabil |
| County | Ardabil |
| District | Central |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mahmoud Safari[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.011 km2 (6.954 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,351 m (4,432 ft) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 529,374 |
| • Density | 29,000/km2 (76,000/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 16th in Iran |
| Demonym | Ardabili |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Postal code | 56131-56491 |
| Area code | (+98) 45 |
| Website | ardabilcity |
Ardabil (Persian: اردبیل, ⓘ)[a] is a city in northwestern Iran. It is in the Central District of Ardabil County, Ardabil province, Iran, serving as capital of the province,[5][6] the county, and the district.[7] The official language is Persian, like the rest of Iran, but the majority language is Azerbaijani.
The city of Ardabil lies close to the borders of the Republic of Azerbaijan, 40 kilometers from the village of Diqo.
As of the 2022 census, Ardabil's population was 588,000.[8] The population of Ardabil County is about 650,000[3] with the majority Shia Muslim.[9]
For a brief period in the 10th century, Ardabil was the principal city of Azerbaijan, but it was eventually replaced by Tabriz.[10]
Ardabil is known for its trade in silk and carpets. Ardabil rugs are renowned and the ancient Ardabil carpets are considered among the best of classical Persian carpets. Ardabil is also home to a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sheikh Safi al-Din Khanegah and Shrine Ensemble, the sanctuary and tomb of Shaikh Safi ad-Din, and the tomb of Ismail I, founder of the Safavid Empire.
- ^ "Ardabil, Ardabil County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). 18 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "محمود صفری شهردار اردبیل شد". Irna (in Persian). Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Bosworth 1986, pp. 357–365.
- ^ "AZERBAIJAN". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. III, Fasc. 2–3. 1987. pp. 205–257.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2021) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of East Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Tabriz. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Resolution 93808/T907. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
- ^ "yearbook 1396" (PDF).
- ^ Federal Research Division (2004). Iran: A Country Study. Kessinger Publishing. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-4191-2670-3.
- ^ "Iran under the Safavids". www.archive.com. Retrieved 5 February 2025. Iran under the Safavids, by Roger Savory /Page 1/ (New York, 1980), in 286 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages, with map and illustrations. Scanned by Robert Bedrosian.
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