Avajiq
Avajiq Persian: آواجيق | |
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City | |
39°19′57″N 44°09′17″E / 39.33250°N 44.15472°E / 39.33250; 44.15472[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | West Azerbaijan |
County | Chaldoran |
District | Dashtaki |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,663 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Avajiq (Persian: آواجيق)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Dashtaki District of Chaldoran County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.[4] The city of Avajiq is near the Turkish border, some 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of the town of Doğubeyazıt in Turkey. It is the westernmost city in Iran.
History
Avajiq was formerly the seat of the Iran "Warden of the Marches" for the Turkish border.[5] It is populated by Azerbaijanis.[6]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 1,649 in 377 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 1,516 people in 419 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,663 people in 486 households.[2]
See also
Iran portal
Notes
- ^ Formerly Arab Dizaj (عرب دیزج), also romanized as ‘Arab Dīzaj, and ‘Arab-e Dīzaj; also known as Arāb Dizeh, ‘Arab-e Dīzehsī, and ‘Arab Dizehsī; also formerly Kelisa Kandi (کلیسا کندی); Azerbaijani: Avacıq[3]
References
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (15 February 2024). "Avajiq, Chaldoran County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Aref, Mohammad Reza (7 July 1381). "Approval of divisional reforms in West Azerbaijan province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (18 December 1375). "Divisional reforms in West Azerbaijan province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 23 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ Browne, Edward Granville (1893) A year amongst the Persians; impressions as to the life, character, and thought of the people of Persia, received during twelve month's residence in that country in the years 1887-8 Adam and Charles Black, London, pp. 47-48, OCLC 1510179
- ^ Chargoshe
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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