Sufian
Persian: بھترین
City
Sufian is located in Iran
Sufian
Sufian
Coordinates: 38°16′20″N 45°58′44″E / 38.27222°N 45.97889°E / 38.27222; 45.97889[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyShabestar
DistrictSufian
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total9,963
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Sufiyan (Persian: صوفيان; also Romanized as Şufīyān, Soofiyan, Şowfyān, and Sūfīyān)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Sufian District of Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.[4]

At the 2006 census, its population was 8,733 in 2,427 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 9,126 people in 2,830 households.[6] 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. 1 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. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (7 July 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country divisions of East Azerbaijan province centered on the city of Tabriz". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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