Buin-Zahra (Persian: بوئين زهرا), also Romanized as Booin-Zahra, Bū’īn Zahrā; also known as Booin (بوئين), also Romanized as Bū’īn and Būyīn,[3] is a city in the Central District of Buin Zahra County, Qazvin province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] The people of Buin Zahra speak Azerbaijani Turkish.[5] [6]
Buin Zahra
Persian: بوئين زهرا, | |
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City | |
Buin Zahra | |
Coordinates: 35°46′01″N 50°03′18″E / 35.76694°N 50.05500°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Qazvin |
County | Buin Zahra |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 20,823 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Buin Zahra at GEOnet Names Server |
At the 2006 census, its population was 15,848 in 4,250 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 18,210 people in 5,248 households.[8] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 20,823 people in 6,298 households.[2]
Native people and the main residents of Buin Zahra city speak Azerbaijani Turkish with a Qazvini accent.[9][10]