Poldasht District
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Poldasht county is a county (Shahrestan) in West Azarbaijan province in north-western Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

. Its capital is the city of Poldasht
Poldasht
Poldasht is a city in and the capital of Poldasht County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 8,584, in 2,205 families. The city lies on the western bank of the Aras River....

. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 38,586, in 8,758 families. The county has one city: Poldasht
Poldasht
Poldasht is a city in and the capital of Poldasht County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 8,584, in 2,205 families. The city lies on the western bank of the Aras River....

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The historical Church of Saint Stephanos, in the village of Dare Sham, in the Gechlart area of Poldasht, draws tourists and the faithful from Iran and around the world. It was built in the Armenian style during the Safavid era
Safavid dynasty
The Safavid dynasty was one of the most significant ruling dynasties of Iran. They ruled one of the greatest Persian empires since the Muslim conquest of Persia and established the Twelver school of Shi'a Islam as the official religion of their empire, marking one of the most important turning...

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