Poldasht

Poldasht (Persian: پلدشت‎; also Romanized as Pol Dasht, Pol’desht, Pol-e Dasht, and Pul Dasht; also known as Araplar)[2] is a city and capital of Poldasht County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 11,472, in 3,377 families.[3] The city lies on the western bank of the Aras River.

For the administrative subdivision, see Poldasht County. For the city in Tehran Province, see Pakdasht.
Poldasht

پلدشت
City
Poldasht
Coordinates: 39°20′53″N 45°04′16″E
Country Iran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyPoldasht
BakhshCentral
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total11,472 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

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.

References
  1. https://www.amar.org.ir/english
  2. Poldasht can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3078448" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.


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