Tasuj (Persian: تسوج), also Romanized as Tasūj, Tasooj, and Ţasūj; also known as Tasvīch,[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Tasuj District of Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.[4] It is an Azeri Turkic speaking village.[citation needed]
Tasuj
Persian: تسوج | |
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City | |
Tasuj | |
Coordinates: 38°19′00″N 45°21′38″E / 38.31667°N 45.36056°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | East Azerbaijan |
County | Shabestar |
District | Tasuj |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 7,522 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 7,332 in 2,108 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 7,370 people in 2,288 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 7,522 people in 2,514 households.[2]