Poldasht County ( fa, شهرستان پلدشت) is in West Azerbaijan 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

Poldasht Poldasht ( fa, پلدشت; Azerbaijani: Daş Körpü , also Romanized as Pol Dasht, Pol’desht, Pol-e Dasht, and Pul Dasht; also known as Araplar) is a city and capital of Poldasht County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its ...

. At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Poldasht District of

Maku County Maku County ( fa, شهرستان ماکو) is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Maku. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 174,578 in 39,765 households. Retrieved 2 November 2022 The follo ...

) was 38,586 in 8,758 households. The following census in 2011 counted 42,071 people in the newly formed Poldasht County, in 10,654 households. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 42,170 in 11,537 households. The historical

Saint Stepanos Monastery The Saint Stepanos Monastery ( hy, Սուրբ Ստեփանոս վանք, ; fa, کلیسای سن استپانوس, ), also known in Armenian as Maghardavank (), is an Armenian monastery located about 15 km northwest of the city of Julfa in ...

, in the village of Dar-e Sham, in the Gejlarat area of Poldasht, draws tourists and the faithful from Iran and around the world. It was built in the Armenian style during the

Safavid era The Safavid dynasty (; fa, دودمان صفوی, Dudmâne Safavi, ) was one of Iran's most significant ruling dynasties reigning from 1501 to 1736. Their rule is often considered the beginning of modern Iranian history, as well as one of th ...

."Iran: Iranian Monuments: Church of Saint Stephanos"
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Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Poldasht County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, four rural districts, and two cities.

References

Counties of West Azerbaijan Province {{WestAzerbaijan-geo-stub