Baktash

For the administrative division, see Baktash District.

Baktash Persian: بکتاش
City
Baktash
Coordinates: 37°04′39″N 46°00′53″E / 37.07750°N 46.01472°E / 37.07750; 46.01472[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Miandoab
District	Baktash
Established as a city	2021[3]
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	3,523
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Baktash (Persian: بکتاش)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Baktash District^[6] in Miandoab County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. It was the capital of Zarrineh Rud Rural District^[7] until its capital was transferred to the village of Satelmish-e Mohammadlu.^[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Baktash's population was 3,198 in 756 households, when it was a village in Zarrineh Rud Rural District of the Central District.^[8] The following census in 2011 counted 3,525 people in 984 households.^[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,523 people in 1,065 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.^[4]

In 2020, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Baktash District.^[6] The village of Baktash was converted to a city in 2021.^[3]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Baktāsh; also known as Bagtāsh (بگتاش), also romanized as Bagtash; and Bailāsh^[5]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (26 September 2024). "شهر بکتاش, بخش بکتاش [Shahr-e Baktash, Baktash District], Miandoab County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 26 September 2024.
2. "32H7+2V5 بکتاش [Baktash], West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
3. شهردار شهر جدید "بکتاش" میاندوآب‌ معرفی شد [Mayor of the new city of "Baktash" Miandoab introduced]. Islamic Republic News Agency (in Persian). 17 October 2021 [۲۵ مهر ۱۴۰۰ (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. کد خبر [News Code] 84508005. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
4. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
5. Bagtash can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3054913" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
6. Jahangiri, Eshaq (13 May 2020) [شماره ۱۷۳۰۰/ت۵۷۲۶۶هـ ـ۱۳۹۹/۲/۲۴ (No. 17300/T57266-1399/2/24) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Resolution on the national divisions of West Azerbaijan province]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره ۱۸۱۱۶۱ [Proposal No. 181161]. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
7. Habibi, Hassan (20 November 1991) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1370/08/29 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. انجام اصلاحاتی در دهستانهای استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Implementing reforms in rural districts of West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 10756585-729F-49EC-8B5C-58CE9653EE22. شماره دوره [Course number] 70. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
8. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
9. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.