Soltaniyeh

Soltaniyeh (Persian: سلطانيه, also Romanized as Solţānīyeh, Solţāneyyeh, Sultaniye, and Sultānīyeh; also known as Sa‘īdīyeh;) is a city in the Central District of Soltaniyeh County, Zanjan province, Iran, and serves as capital of both the county and the district.

This article is about the historical capital of the Ilkhanate. For other uses, see Sultaniya.
For the administrative divisions, see Soltaniyeh County and Soltaniyeh Rural District.
"Saidiyeh" redirects here. For other uses, see Saidiyeh (disambiguation).

Soltaniyeh
Persian: سلطانيه
City
Dome of Soltaniyeh
Soltaniyeh
Coordinates: 36°26′05″N 48°47′44″E
Country Iran
ProvinceZanjan
CountySoltaniyeh
DistrictCentral
Elevation
1,784 m (5,853 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total7,638
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 5,864 in 1,649 households, when it was in Soltaniyeh District of Abhar County. The following census in 2011 counted 7,116 people in 2,013 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 7,638 people in 2,319 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Soltaniyeh County.

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