Sardasht (Persian: سردشت; Kurdish: سه‌رده‌شت, Serdeşt; also Romanized as Sar Dasht) is a city in and the capital of Sardasht County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 68,165. In 2006, its population was 37,115 in 8,224 families. Sardasht is located southwest of Lake Urmia about 1,480 metres above sea level. It lies in the West Azerbaijan province. Sardasht, far from the frontline, was notably attacked with chemical weapons by Iraqi forces under Saddam Hussein during the Iran–Iraq War. It was the first deliberate chemical attack against Iranian civilians.