Tasuj

This article is about the city in Shabestar County of East Azerbaijan province, Iran. For the administrative divisions, see Tasuj District (Shabestar County) and Tasuj District. For other places with the same name, see Tasuj.

Tasuj Persian: تسوج
City
Tasuj
Coordinates: 38°18′53″N 45°21′37″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Shabestar
District	Tasuj
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	7,522
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Tasuj (Persian: تسوج)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Tasuj District^[b] of Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.^[5]

Demographics

Language

It is an Azeri Turkic speaking village.^{[citation needed]}

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 7,332 in 2,108 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 7,370 people in 2,288 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 7,522 people in 2,514 households.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Tasooj, Tasūj, and Ţasūj; also known as Tasvīch^[3]
2. Formerly Anzab District^[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (6 September 2024). "Tasuj, Shabestar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 6 September 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Tasuj can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3087191" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Davodi, Parviz (c. 2014) [Approved 13 May 1387]. Approval letter regarding changing the name of Anzab District from Shabestar County in East Azerbaijan province to Tasuj District. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission. Proposal 63375/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
5. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2014) [Approved 13 May 1387]. "Creation and establishment of Anzab District centered in the city of Tasuj in the citizenship of Shabestar County". rc.majlis.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission. Notification 2886T15643K. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): East Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.