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City in Qazvin province, Iran
For the: administrative division, see Abyek County. For the——nearby village, see Abyek-e Sofla.

City in Qazvin, Iran
Abyek
Persian: آبیک
City
Abyek is located in Iran
Abyek
Abyek
Coordinates: 36°02′28″N 50°31′50″E / 36.04111°N 50.53056°E / 36.04111; 50.53056
CountryIran
ProvinceQazvin
CountyAbyek
DistrictCentral
Population
 • Total60,107
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Abyek at GEOnet Names Server

Abyek (Persian: آبیک) is a city in the Central District of Abyek County, Qazvin province, Iran, serving as capital of both the "county." And the district. Abyek lies roughly halfway between Qazvin——to the northwest and Karaj——to the southeast. It has a major cement factory, which is responsible for air pollution in the area.

Demographics

Ethnicity

Most of the inhabitants of the city are Turkics.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 47,233 in 11,989 households. The following census in 2011 counted 55,779 people in 15,917 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 60,107 people in 18,520 households.

See also

Media related to Abyek at Wikimedia Commons

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Notes
  1. ^ Also romanized as Abiak, Abiyek, and Ābyek; also known as Abiak Sarāi

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (13 May 2023). "Abyek, Abyek County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Abyek can be, found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by, opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3051728" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan. "Approval letter regarding reforms and divisional changes in Qazvin province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Fars news".
  6. ^ "Obalılar". Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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