Ardabil

اردبیل -دارالارشاد
Ardebil ( Artawila )
اردبیل -دارالارشاد Ardebil ( Artawila )
City
	Coordinates: 38°15′N 48°17′E / 38.250°N 48.283°ECoordinates: 38°15′N 48°17′E / 38.250°N 48.283°E
Country	Iran
Province	Ardabil
County	Ardabil
Bakhsh	Central
Government
• M.P.	Nouradin Pirmoazen, Vali Azarvash, Hassan No'i-Aghdam
• Governing Body	Ardabil City Council
Area
• Total	18.011 km2 (6.954 sq mi)
Elevation	1,351 m (4,432 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	564,365
• Density	18,857/km2 (48,840/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Postal code	56131-56491
Website	http://www.eardabil.ir/ ardabil.ostan-ar.ir

Ardabil pronunciation (info • help) (Persian and Azeri: اردبیل, also Romanized as Ardabīl and Ardebīl^[1]) is a historical city in north-western Iran. The name Ardabil comes from the Zoroastrian name of "Artawila", meaning a holy place.^[2] Ardabil is the capital of Ardabil Province. At the 2011 census, its population was 564,365, in 156,324 families,^[3] Its inhabitants are ethnic Azeris.^[4]^[5] Ardabil is also known for the sanctuary and tomb of Shaikh Safî ad-Dîn, eponym of the Safavid Dynasty.

Ardabil Media

Jacob Peeters. Description des principales villes, havres et isles du golfe de Venise du coté oriental. Comme aussi des villes et forteresses de la Moree, et quelques places de la Grèce, Antwerp, Sur le marché des vieux Souliers, 1690.
Shah İsmail Hatayi
An Ardabil "qilim" (Ardabil rug)
Savalanbali
فرودگاه اردبیل - خرداد ۱۴۰۰
Ismail I, was Shah of Iran and the founder of the Safavid dynasty.
Lotfi A. Zadeh, mathematician, computer scientist, electrical engineer, artificial intelligence researcher and professor emeritus of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley.
Rahim Aliabadi, is former Iranian wrestler and winner of silver medal in 1972 Summer Olympics.
Ali Salimi (Right) & Farhad Ebrahimi (Left), were Iranian musician, composer and tar player.
Ali Daei, is a soccer coach, a former soccer player and soccer coach.