Hadishahr

Hadishahr (Persian: هاديشهر), also Romanized as Hādīshahr and Hādī Shahr; also known as Gargar and Alamdar, is a city in the Central District of Jolfa County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.

For the city in Mazandaran province, see Hadishahr. For the village in Tajikistan, see Hadishahr.

Hadishahr
Persian: هاديشهر
City
Hadishahr
Coordinates: 38°50′12″N 45°40′06″E
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyJolfa
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)
 • Total34,346
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 27,842 in 7,552 households. The following census in 2011 counted 30,575 people in 8,922 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 34,346 people in 10,744 households.

Near the city of Hadishahr is the ancient site of Kul Tepe Jolfa, dating to the Chalcolithic period (5000–4500 BC). Occupation continued into the late Bronze Age. Pottery shards have been recovered from the Late Chalcolithic, Bronze Age and Urartian periods.

The early site belongs to the Early Trans-Caucasian or Kura–Araxes culture, which spread through the Caucasus and the Urmia Basin.

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