Meshginshahr () is a city in the Central District of Meshgin Shahr County, Ardabil province province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[ ]
History
The 14th-century author Hamdallah Mustawfi mentioned the city, as
Khiyāv, as one of the seven cities in the
tuman of
Pishkin, or Mishkin.
He distinguished between the cities of Khiyav and Pishkin: according to him, Khiyav lay to the south of
Mount Sablan and had a warm climate, while Pishkin (which he said had formerly been called "Varāvī") was to the north of Mount Sablan and had a damp climate because the mountain shielded it from the sun.
Both cities drew their water from the streams coming down from the mountain.
The district of Pishkin, he wrote, grew both grain and fruit in abundance, while Khiyav mostly grew grain.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 61,296 in 14,920 households.
[ ] The following census in 2011 counted 66,883 people in 17,871 households.
[ ] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 74,109 people in 21,926 households.
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Climate
See also
Notes
Sources
External links
target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> Meshgin Shahr Municipality Website
