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Ardabīl

City population
410,753
#18
in Iran
#1
in Ardabil Province
#1,403
worldwide
TehranArdabīl
38.250, 48.293 · 397 km from Tehran
City population
410,753
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Iran
#18
of 422 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#1,403
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Iran
0.4%
of the national population

About Ardabīl

Ardabīl is a city in Ardabil Province, Iran with a population of 410,753. It is the 18th largest of the 422 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Iran, and the 1,403rd largest worldwide. It lies 397 km from Tehran.

Position in Iran
#18of 422
LargestSmallest
Position in Ardabil Province
#1of 5
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Rank in region
#1of 5
Distance to capital
to Tehran
Elevation
1,353 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Tehran
Coordinates
38.250, 48.293
Record updated
2026-05-31
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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All 422 in Iran

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