Poldasht
Persian: پلدشت | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 39°20′41″N 45°04′05″E / 39.34472°N 45.06806°E [1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | West Azerbaijan |
County | Poldasht |
District | Central |
Population (2016)
[2] | |
• Total | 11,472 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 ( IRST) |
Poldasht ( Persian: پلدشت) (Azerbaijani: Daş Körpü), also Romanized as Pol Dasht, Pol’desht, Pol-e Dasht, and Pul Dasht; also known as Araplar, [3] is a city in the Central District of Poldasht County in Iran's West Azerbaijan province, serving as capital of both the county and the district. [4]
At the 2006 census, the city population was 8,584 residents in 2,205 households, when it was in the former Poldasht District of Maku County. [5] The following census in 2011 counted 9,963 people in 2,658 households, [6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Poldasht County. [4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 11,472 people in 3,377 households. [2] The city lies on the western bank of the Aras River.
Poldasht is a Persian word meaning arable land by the bridge. The city is situated near the border crossing with the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. Across the Poldasht-Shah Takhti Bridge over the Aras is the Azerbaijani village of Şahtaxtı. It is one of the two Iran-Nakhchivan border crossings; the other is located near the city of Jolfa in East Azerbaijan Province. Also adjacent to Poldasht is the Aras River Dam.