Sufian

Sufiyan (Persian: صوفيان; also Romanized as Şufīyān, Soofiyan, Şowfyān, and Sūfīyān)[3] is a city in Sufian District of Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.

This article is about the city in Shabestar County. For the administrative division, see Sufian District. For other uses, see Sufian.

Sufian
Persian: بھترین
City
Sufian is located in Iran
Sufian
Sufian
Coordinates: 38°16′20″N 45°58′44″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyShabestar
DistrictSufian
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total9,963
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 8,733 in 2,427 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 9,126 people in 2,830 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 9,963 people in 3,273 households.[2] There is a major cement factory operated by the Sufiyan Cement Company to the southeast of the city. The city has at least 5 mosques, 4 of them in close proximity in the city centre.

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (4 April 2023). "Sufian, Shabestar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Sufian can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "110405" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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