Shabestar: facts

At a glance

• Country: Iran
• Region: East Azerbaijan
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 22,181
• Coordinates: 38.1804° N, 45.7028° E
• Time zone: Asia/Tehran (UTC+03:30)
• Currency: Rial (IRR)
• Distance to the capital, Tehran: 578 km (359 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Tabriz International Airport (TBZ): 47 km (29 mi), straight line
• Urmia Airport (OMH): 80 km (49 mi), straight line
• Nakhchivan International Airport (NAJ, Azerbaijan): 114 km (71 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Marand: 29 km (18 mi)
• Ilkhchi: 36 km (23 mi)
• Khosrowshahr: 40 km (25 mi)
• Sardrud: 43 km (26 mi)
• Sahand: 44 km (27 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Marand, 29 km (18 mi)