Mahdasht

"Mardabad" redirects here. For the village in East Azerbaijan province, see Mardabad. For the village in Mazandaran province, see Mahdasht. For other places with a similar name, see Mahidasht.

Mahdasht (Persian: ماهدشت)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Karaj County, Alborz province, Iran.

Mahdasht (Mardabad) Persian: ماهدشت (مردآباد)
City
Mahdasht (Mardabad)
Coordinates: 35°43′40″N 50°48′32″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Alborz
County	Karaj
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	62,910
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Area code	026

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 43,100 in 10,760 households, when it was in Tehran province.^[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 62,910 people in 19,147 households,^[2] by which time the county had been separated from the province in the establishment of Alborz province.^[5]

Notable people

Baito Abbaspour, bodybuilder.^[6]

Majid Khodabandelou, retired footballer who previously played in the top three divisions of the Iranian football league system.

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Māhdāsht; also known as Mardabad (مَردآباد), also romanized as Mardābād^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (17 August 2024). "Mahdasht, Karaj County" (Map). openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap) (in Persian). Retrieved 17 August 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Alborz Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Mahdasht can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3074068" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Tehran 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.
5. Larijani, Ali (2010) [Approved 16 April 1389]. Alborz province establishment law. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Guardian Council. Notification 412/30588. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
6. "RIP Baito Abbaspour". 25 August 2015.