For the administrative division, see Rabat District. For the city in Kermanshah province, see Robat. For the city in Urmia County, see Rabat. For the city in Morocco, see Rabat. For other places with the same name, see Rabat.
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 7,987 in 1,607 households, when it was in the Central District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 12,068 people in 2,965 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 15,750 people in 4,030 households.[3]
In 2020, the city was separated from the district in the formation of Rabat District.[4]
Historical monuments
Rabat city has historical monuments dating back to ancient Iranian dynasties, such as the Musasir temple, which dates back to the era of the IranianMedes.[8]
12سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395: استان آذربایجان غربی[General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original(Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
↑Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (25 November 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/09/04 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 6 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان سردشت تابع استان آذربایجان غربی[Establishment and formation of six rural districts including villages, farms and places in Sardasht County, West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] B66CB6B9-6E63-44FC-8EB6-692B5F268FBE. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 16. Archived from the original on 14 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
↑سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385: استان آذربایجان غربی[General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original(Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
↑سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390: استان آذربایجان غربی[General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original(Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
