Abyek
Persian: آبیک | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 36°02′28″N 50°31′50″E / 36.04111°N 50.53056°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Qazvin |
County | Abyek |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 60,107 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Abyek at GEOnet Names Server |
Abyek (Persian: آبیک), also Romanized as Ābyek, Abiak, and Abiyek; also known as Abiak Sarāi,[3] is a city in the Central District of Abyek County, Qazvin province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] Abyek lies roughly halfway between Qazvin to the northwest and Karaj to the southeast. It has a major cement factory, which is responsible for air pollution in the area.[citation needed] Most of the inhabitants of the city are Azerbaijanis, however, minorities of Tat and Romanlu people also live in this city.[5][6]
At the 2006 census, its population was 47,233 in 11,989 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 55,779 people in 15,917 households.[8] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 60,107 people in 18,520 households.[2]
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