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.
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) |
History
editAvajiq was formerly the seat of the Iran "Warden of the Marches" for the Turkish border.[6]
Demographics
editEthnicity
editIt is populated by Azerbaijanis.[7]
Population
editAt 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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