Sardasht, West Azerbaijan

For the administrative division of West Azerbaijan province, see Sardasht County. For other places with a similar name, see Sardasht.

Sardasht
Persian: سردشت
Kurdish: سەردەشت
City
Sardasht is located in Iran
Sardasht
Sardasht
Coordinates: 36°09′19″N 45°28′48″E / 36.15528°N 45.48000°E / 36.15528; 45.48000[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountySardasht
DistrictCentral
Elevation
1,480 m (4,860 ft)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total46,412
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Sardasht (Persian: سردشت)[a] is a city in the Central District of Sardasht County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]

Sardasht, far from the frontline, was notably attacked with chemical weapons by Iraqi forces under Saddam Hussein during the Iran–Iraq War. It was the first deliberate chemical attack against Iranian civilians.

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 September 2024). "Sardasht, Sardasht 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. ^ Sardasht, West Azerbaijan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3082687" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Notification 82808/T137. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.


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