Heris

For the administrative division, see Heris County. For other places with a similar name, see Heris.

Heris Persian: هريس
City
Heris
Coordinates: 38°14′51″N 47°06′59″E / 38.24750°N 47.11639°E / 38.24750; 47.11639[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Heris
District	Central
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	10,515
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Heris (Persian: هريس)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Heris County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[5] Heris is the center of one of the weaving areas in the Iranian part of Azerbaijan, and gave its name to Heriz rugs.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 9,513 in 2,359 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 9,823 people in 2,704 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 10,515 people in 3,114 households.^[3]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Harīs and Herīs; also known as Hiriz^[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (3 September 2024). "Heris, بخش مرکزی [Central District], Heris County, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
2. "64X8+2H2 Heris, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 10 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. Heris can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3066394" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
5. Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان آذربایجان شرقی به مرکزیت شهر تبریز [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of East Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Tabriz]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. یب‌نامه‌شماره .93808ت907 [Resolution No. 93808T907]. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 9 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.