Hashtrud

Hashtrud

هشترود
Hashtrud هشترود
City
	Bayazid Bastami Tomb
	Hashtrud
	Coordinates: 37°28′40″N 47°03′03″E / 37.47778°N 47.05083°ECoordinates: 37°28′40″N 47°03′03″E / 37.47778°N 47.05083°E
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Hashtrud
Bakhsh	Central
Population (2016 Census)
• Total	20,572
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Hashtrud (Persian: هشترود‎; also Romanized as Hashtrūd; also known as Āz̄arān, Sarāskand, Sar Eskand, Sar Eskandar, and Sar Eskand Khān)^[2] is a city and capital of Hashtrud County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. Hashtrud is located 140 km from Tabriz, the capital of the East-Azerbaijan province of Iran. During the 2006 census, the population was 18,418, with 4,493 families.^[3] Hashtrud is also bordered with the Sahand mountains toward the west of the city, and is surrounded by several rivers, such as the Qranqvchay, and Ozan river.^[4]

History[]

Hashtrud is home to the Zahhak Castle, named after Zahhak in ancient Persian mythology. The castle was inhabited by various Persian dynasties until the Timurid era.^[5]

Before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, a census report recalls that Hashtrud was home to roughly 10 Jewish families.^[6]