Bostanabad County ( fa, شهرستان بستان‌آباد) is in

East Azerbaijan East Azerbaijan Province ( fa, استان آذربایجان شرقی ''Āzarbāijān-e Sharqi''; az-Arab, شرقی آذربایجان اوستانی) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is located in Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armenia ...

province,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. The capital of the county is the city of

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. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 96,555 in 21,225 households. Retrieved 3 November 2022 The following census in 2011 counted 94,985 people in 25,543 households. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 94,769 in 27,647 households.

Administrative divisions

The population history of Bostanabad County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses is shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, nine rural districts, and two cities.

Geography

The town of Bostanabad in Bostanabad County, located 55 kilometers from

Tabriz Tabriz ( fa, تبریز ; ) is a city in northwestern Iran, serving as the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. It is the List of largest cities of Iran, sixth-most-populous city in Iran. In the Quri Chay, Quru River valley in Iran's historic Aze ...

, populated by

Azerbaijanis Azerbaijanis (; az, Azərbaycanlılar, ), Azeris ( az, Azərilər, ), or Azerbaijani Turks ( az, Azərbaycan Türkləri, ) are a Turkic people living mainly in northwestern Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan. They are the second-most numer ...

, was built on the site of the old city of Ojan whose name has been mentioned in many history books since the sixth century AH. Ojan was the summer capital of the Moghuls, and was completely destroyed later on due to various events. Quru Göl Lake, a leisure place in East Azerbaijan Province, is one of the natural shelters for many migrant birds. Warm Water Spring is located near the main road between

and

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

. Aq Bolaq Cave is located in the southern part of the county towards Qareh Chaman.

References

Counties of East Azerbaijan Province {{EastAzerbaijan-geo-stub