Ajab Shir

For the administrative division, see Ajab Shir County.

Ajab Shir Persian: عجب شير
City
Ajabshir, East Azerbaijan province, Iran
Ajab Shir
Coordinates: 37°29′00″N 45°53′28″E / 37.48333°N 45.89111°E / 37.48333; 45.89111[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Ajab Shir
District	Central
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	33,606
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Ajab Shir (Persian: عجب شير)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Ajab Shir County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the district and the county.^[5]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The city's population is Azerbaijani.^{[citation needed]}

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 26,235 in 6,767 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 26,280 people in 7,758 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 33,606 people in 10,640 households.^[3]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as ‘Ajab Shīr; also known as Ajabshahr^[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (1 September 2024). "عجب شیر (عجب شئز) [Ajab Shir (Ajab Shir)], Milad, Ajab Shir, دهستان دیزجرودغربی, بخش مرکزی [Dizajrud-e Gharbi Rural District, Central District], Ajab Shir County, 55416-37696, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
2. "FVMR+8CQ Ajabshir, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
3. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
4. Ajab Shir can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3052112" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
5. Habibi, Hassan (18 July 2001) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1380/04/27 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه راجع به ایجاد و تأسیس شهرستان عجب شیر [‌Resolution on the creation and establishment of Ajab Shir County]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] A96926D9-E4C7-4A81-8519-C7F0EDB2BB9C. شماره دوره [Course number] 80. Archived from the original on 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
6. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.