Malek-e Ashtar

For other places with the same name, see Malek-e Ashtar.

Malek-e Ashtar Persian: مالك اشتر
Village
Malek-e Ashtar
Coordinates: 34°57′10″N 48°18′56″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Hamadan
County	Bahar
District	Salehabad
Rural District	Salehabad
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	2,672
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Malek-e Ashtar (Persian: مالك اشتر)[a] is a village in Salehabad Rural District of Salehabad District, Bahar County, Hamadan province, Iran. It is an Azeri Turkic speaking village.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,918 in 673 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 3,089 people in 899 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,672 people in 841 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

Notable people

Habiballah Sha’bani Movasaqi [fa], Shia cleric

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Mālek-e Ashtar; also known as Bahādor Bayk, Bahādor Beyg, and Bahādūr Beg[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (14 November 2024). "Malek-e Ashtar, Bahar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Hamadan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Malek-e Ashtar can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3054728" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. "Atlas of the Languages of Iran".
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Hamadan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Hamadan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.