Ardabil

Ardabil
Ardabil; اردبیل -دارالارشاد; Ardebil ( Artawila )
	Tomb o Ardabil Ceety Tomb o Ardabil Ceety
	Eik-name(s): دارالارشاد، دارالملک، دارالعرفان، دارالامان و شهر مقدس Darolershad ( Home Of Gentrice )
	Ardabil
	Coordinates: 38°15′N 48°17′E / 38.250°N 48.283°E
Kintra	Iran
Province	Ardabil
Coonty	Ardabil
Bakhsh	Central
Govrenment
• M.P.	Nouradin Pirmoazen, Vali Azarvash, Hassan No'i-Aghdam
• Govrenin Body	Ardabil Ceety Cooncil
Area
• Total	18.011 km2 (6.954 sq mi)
Elevation	1351 m (4,432 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	564,365
• Density	18857/km2 (48,840/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Ardabili
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Postal code	56131-56491
Area code(s)	(+98) 451
Website	http://www.eardabil.ir/ ardabil.ostan-ar.ir

Ardabil pronunciation (help·info) (Persie an Azeri: اردبیل, Romanisit as Ardabīl an Ardebīl an aw^[1]) is a historical ceety in north-wastren Iran. The name Ardabil comes frae the Zoroastrian name o "Artawila", which means a holy place.^[2] Ardabil is the centre o Ardabil Province. At the 2011 census, its population wis 564,365, in 156,324 faimilies,^[3] whaur the dominant majority are ethnic Azeris.^[4]^[5] Notable for its silk an cairpet trade tradeetion, the auncient Ardabil Carpets are considered some o the best o the clessical Persie cairpet creations. Ardabil is kent as the seat o a Warld Heritage Steid an aw: the sanctuar an tomb o Shaikh Safî ad-Dîn, eponym o the Safavid Dynasty.

References

↑ Ardabil can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3053565" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
↑ Iranian Provinces: Ardabil
↑ "Census o the Islamic Republic o Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic o Iran. Archived frae the original (Excel) on 16 November 2010.
↑ "Ardabil". Looklex Encyclopaedia. Archived frae the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
↑ "Ardabīl". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 13 August 2013.