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Abyek

Coordinates: 36°02′28″N 50°31′50″E / 36.04111°N 50.53056°E / 36.04111; 50.53056
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For the administrative division, see Abyek County. For the nearby village, see Abyek-e Sofla.

Abyek
Template:Lang-fa
City
Abyek is located in Iran
Abyek
Abyek
Coordinates: 36°02′28″N 50°31′50″E / 36.04111°N 50.53056°E / 36.04111; 50.53056[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceQazvin
CountyAbyek
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
60,107
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Abyek at GEOnet Names Server

Abyek (Template:Lang-fa)[a] is a city in the Central District of Abyek County, Qazvin province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] Abyek lies roughly halfway between Qazvin to the northwest and Karaj to the southeast. It has a major cement factory, which is responsible for air pollution in the area.[citation needed] Most of the inhabitants of the city are Azerbaijanis, however, minorities of Tat and Romanlu people also live in this city.[5][6]

At the 2006 census, its population was 47,233 in 11,989 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 55,779 people in 15,917 households.[8] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 60,107 people in 18,520 households.[2]

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Notes

  1. ^ Also Romanized as Ābyek, Abiak, and Abiyek; also known as Abiak Sarāi[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (13 May 2023). "Abyek, Abyek County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Abyek can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3051728" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan. "Approval letter regarding reforms and divisional changes in Qazvin province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Fars news".[dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Obalılar". Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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