Ethnicity The population is Azerbaijanis.
Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 13,857 in 3,989 households. The following census in 2011 counted 15,663 people in 4,824 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 22,181 people in 7,004 households. Shabestar is located in proximity to
Tabriz, the provincial capital, on the main Iranian-International railway line which connects
Tehran and Tabriz to
Turkey and
Europe. During the
Safavid period. Shabestar's economy and development has received a major boost due to the 'Azad' university built there. == Historical monuments ==