Azadi, Andimeshk

Azadi (Persian: آزادی), formerly Shahrak-e Babak (شهرك بابك), also Romanized as Shahrak-e Bābāk; also known as Shahrak-e Āzādī, is a city in the Central District of Andimeshk County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Howmeh Rural District.

Azadi
Persian: آزادی
City
Azadi
Coordinates: 32°24′13″N 48°15′02″E
CountryIran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CountyAndimeshk
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)
  Total4,957
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Area code061

At the 2006 census, its population was 4,576 in 925 households, when it was the village of Shahrak-e Babak in Howmeh Rural District. The following census in 2011 counted 4,655 people in 1,205 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 4,957 people in 1,354 households, by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city and its name had been changed to Azadi.

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