Avajiq
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Avajiq Persian: آواجيق | |
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City | |
  Avajiq | |
| Coordinates: 39°19′57″N 44°09′17″E / 39.33250°N 44.15472°E[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.[5] 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
[edit]Avajiq was formerly the seat of the Iran "Warden of the Marches" for the Turkish border.[6]
Demographics
[edit]Ethnicity
[edit]It is populated by Azerbaijanis.[7]
Population
[edit]At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 1,649 in 377 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 1,516 people in 419 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,663 people in 486 households.[2]
See also
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Notes
[edit]- ^ 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;[3] also formerly Kelisa Kandi (کلیسا کندی); Azerbaijani: Avacıq[4]
References
[edit]- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (24 September 2024). "Avajiq, Chaldoran County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): West Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Avajiq can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3053496" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ Aref, Mohammad Reza (c. 2023) [Approved 7 July 1381]. Approval of divisional reforms in West Azerbaijan province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Notification 33125/T26574K. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 18 December 1375]. Divisional reforms in West Azerbaijan province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.10398; Notification 125639-17583. Archived from the original on 23 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
- ^ 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): West Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): West Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
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