Poldasht

Poldasht
پلدشت
Kurdish: پارێزدەشت
City
Aras River in the Poldasht border region
Aras River in the Poldasht border region
Poldasht is located in Iran
Poldasht
Poldasht
Coordinates: 39°20′41″N 45°04′05″E / 39.34472°N 45.06806°E / 39.34472; 45.06806[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyPoldasht
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total11,472
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Poldasht (Persian: پلدشت)[a] 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] 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.

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 September 2024). "Poldasht, Poldasht County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016 West Azerbaijan Province was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ 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".
  4. ^ Davodi, Parviz (24 January 1393) [Approved 18 September 1386]. Approval letter regarding reforms of national divisions in West Azerbaijan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 138613/42/4/1; Notification 156165/T32690K. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.


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