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Sefidshahr

Sefidshahr
Persian: سفيدشهر
City
Sefidshahr is located in Iran
Sefidshahr
Sefidshahr
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 34°07′35″N 51°21′04″E / 34.12639°N 51.35111°E / 34.12639; 51.35111[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceIsfahan
CountyAran and Bidgol
DistrictCentral
Established as a city2003[3]
Population
 (2016)[4]
  Total
5,804
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Sefidshahr (Persian: سفيدشهر)[a] is a city in the Central District of Aran and Bidgol County, Isfahan province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Sefiddasht Rural District.[6] The village of Nasrabad was converted to a city and renamed Sefidshahr in 2003.[3]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 5,151 in 1,249 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 5,579 people in 1,616 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,804 people in 1,700 households.[4]

Notabale people

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Fatemeh Hamami, artist[9]

See also

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Notes

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  1. Formerly the village of Nasrabad (نصر آباد),[3] also romanized as Naşrābād [5]

References

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  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (25 November 2024). "Sefidshahr, Aran and Bidgol Central District, Aran and Bidgol County, Isfahan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  2. "49G2+HC5 Sefidshahr, Isfahan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Aref, Mohammad Reza (16 February 2003) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 27/11/1381 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویبنامه در مورد تبدیل روستای نصرآباد به شهر سفیدشهر [‌Approval of the conversion of Nasrabad village into the city of Sefidshahr]. سلمان محمدی آگاه [Salman Mohammadi Agah] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 84365/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  4. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Isfahan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. Sefidshahr at GEOnet Names Server
  6. Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (1 July 1987) [مصوب (Approved) 10/4/1366 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌ايجاد و تشكيل 8 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مكانهاي مذكور در اين تصويب‌نامه در شهرستان كاشان تابع استان اصفهان [‌Creation and establishment of eight rural districts including villages, farms and places mentioned in this approval letter in Kashan County under Isfahan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 53/5/1/47. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  7. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Isfahan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Isfahan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  9. "Ronaldo and Me: The Disabled Iranian Painter Who Shot to Fame". IranWire. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2025.