"Saraskand" redirects here. For the nearby villages of that name, see
Saraskand-e Olya and
Saraskand-e Sofla. For the administrative division of East Azerbaijan province, see
Hashtrud County. For the village in West Azerbaijan province, see
Hashtrud.
Hashtrud is 140 km from
Tabriz, the capital of the province. The city is bordered by the
Sahand mountains toward the west of the city, and is surrounded by several rivers, such as the Qaranquchay and Uzan Rivers.[citation needed]
At the 2006 census, its population was 18,418 in 4,493 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 19,903 people in 5,376 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 20,572 people in 6,056 households.[2]
History
Hashtrud is home to
Zahhak Castle, named after
Zahhak in ancient Persian mythology. The castle was inhabited by various Persian dynasties until the
Timurid era.[7]
Before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, a census report recalls that Hashtrud was home to roughly 10 Jewish families.[8]
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