For the administrative divisions, see Ardabil province and Ardabil County.
City in Iran
Ardabil
Persian: اردبیل
City
Skyline of the city, Sheikh Safi al-Din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble, Statue of Shah Ismail I, Amin al-Din Jebrail Mausoleum, Shorabil Lake, Yeddigouz Bridge, Ardabil Bazaar
Ardabil (Persian: اردبیل and Azerbaijani: اردبیل; pronunciationⓘ)[a] is a city in northwestern Iran. It is in the Central District of Ardabil County, Ardabil province, Iran, serving as capital of the province,[5][6] the county, and the district.[7] The official language is Persian like the rest of Iran and the majority language is Azerbaijani.
As of the 2022 census, Ardabil's population was 588,000.[8] The population of Ardabil County is about 650,000[3] with the majority Shia Muslim.[9]
Ardabil is known for its trade in silk and carpets. Ardabil rugs are renowned and the ancient Ardabil carpets are considered among the best of classical Persian carpets. Ardabil is also home to a World Heritage Site, Sheikh Safi al-Din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble, the sanctuary and tomb of Shaikh Safî ad-Dîn, the eponymous founder of the Safavid dynasty.
^OpenStreetMap contributors (27 February 2024). "Ardabil, Ardabil County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^"محمود صفری شهردار اردبیل شد". Irna (in Persian). Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ abCite error: The named reference 2016 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Ardabil can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3053565" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^Bosworth 1986, pp. 357–365.
^"AZERBAIJAN". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. III, Fasc. 2–3. 1987. pp. 205–257.
^Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country's divisions of East Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Tabriz". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^"yearbook 1396" (PDF).
^Federal Research Division (2004). Iran: A Country Study. Kessinger Publishing. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-4191-2670-3.
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