Alamut-e Sharqi District

Alamut-e Sharqi District (Persian: بخش الموت شرقی), formerly Rudbar-e Alamut District (بخش رودبار الموت), is in Qazvin County, Qazvin province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Moallem Kalayeh. The majority of people in the district are Tats who speak a dialect of the Tati language. A minority of Azerbaijani people also live in this part.

Alamut-e Sharqi District
Persian: بخش الموت شرقی
Landscape in Alamut region
Alamut-e Sharqi District
Coordinates: 36°26′00″N 50°35′36″E
CountryIran
ProvinceQazvin
CountyQazvin
CapitalMoallem Kalayeh
Population
 (2016)
  Total13,701
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 12,519 in 4,128 households. The following census in 2011 counted 9,801 people in 3,673 households. At the latest census in 2016, the district had 13,701 inhabitants in 5,133 households.

Alamut-e Sharqi District Population
Administrative Divisions200620112016
Alamut-e Bala RD4,3983,6225,067
Alamut-e Pain RD3,5962,9993,241
Moallem Kalayeh RD2,3291,5733,170
Moallem Kalayeh (city)2,1961,6072,223
Total12,5199,80113,701
RD: Rural District
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