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Abyek

Coordinates: 36°02′27″N 50°31′50″E / 36.04083°N 50.53056°E / 36.04083; 50.53056
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For the administrative division, see Abyek County. For the nearby village with a similar name, see Abyek-e Sofla.

Abyek
Persian: آبیک
City
Abyek is located in Iran
Abyek
Abyek
Coordinates: 36°02′27″N 50°31′50″E / 36.04083°N 50.53056°E / 36.04083; 50.53056[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceQazvin
CountyAbyek
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
60,107
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Abyek at GEOnet Names Server

Abyek (Persian: آبیک)[a] is a city in the Central District of Abyek County, Qazvin province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[5] 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.[citation needed]

Demographics

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Ethnicity

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Most of the inhabitants of the city are Turkics.[6][7]

Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 47,233 in 11,989 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 55,779 people in 15,917 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 60,107 people in 18,520 households.[3]

See also

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Media related to Abyek at Wikimedia Commons

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Abiak, Abiyek, and Ābyek; also known as Abiak Sarāi[4]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (13 September 2024). "میدان مادر, مطهری [Madar Square, Motahari], Abyek City, Abyek Central District, Abyek County, Qazvin Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  2. ^ "2GRJ+86M Abyek, Qazvin Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان قزوین [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Qazvin Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ 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".
  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan (29 July 2001) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1380/05/07 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه راجع به اصلاحات و تغییرات تقسیماتی در استان قزوین [‌Approval letter regarding reforms and divisional changes in Qazvin province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 60BC6176-4586-4C9C-9594-CB1FCD95E4C8. شماره دوره [Course number] 80. Archived from the original on 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Fars news".[dead link]
  7. ^ "Obalılar". Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  8. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان قزوین [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Qazvin 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 قزوین [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Qazvin Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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