Minjavan-e Gharbi Rural District (Persian: دهستان منجوان غربی[a] is in Minjavan District of Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.[4] Its capital is the village of Asheqlu.[5]
Minjavan-e Gharbi Rural District
Persian: دهستان منجوان غربی | |
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 Wild roses cover abandoned houses in Abbasabad, 2009 | |
  Minjavan-e Gharbi Rural District | |
| Coordinates: 38°54′04″N 46°44′56″E / 38.90111°N 46.74889°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | East Azerbaijan |
| County | Khoda Afarin |
| District | Minjavan |
| Capital | Asheqlu |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,094 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
History
editIn the wake of White Revolution (early 1960s) many clans of Mohammad Khanlu Tribe used the north part of the district as their winter quarters. The tribe's summer quarters were located in the mountains of the southern part, which include prime pastures.[6] The district's population was in steady decline since the launch of land reform policies in the early 1960s. By 2000 some villages, for instance Garmanab, were already abandoned. Some expatriates, working as painters in Tehran, returned and built summer residences. At present the district is witnessing an unprecedented construction boom, a fact that can be easily noticed by comparing the included photos, both taken from Abbasabad respectively in 2009 and 2014.
Demographics
editPopulation
editAt the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Khoda Afarin District of Kaleybar County) was 4,378 in 931 households.[7] There were 4,214 inhabitants in 1,063 households at the following census of 2011,[8] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Khoda Afarin County. The rural district was transferred to the new Minjavan District.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 4,094 in 1,282 households. The most populous of its 42 villages was Asheqlu, with 534 people.[2] There is a significant decline in the population, a reflection of the general trend in the Arasbaran region due to the lack of jobs.[citation needed]
See also
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 September 2024). "Minjavan-e Gharbi Rural District (Khoda Afarin County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
- ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2022) [Approved 7 September 1389]. Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Kaleybar County. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 1/4/42/111195. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
- ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2010) [Approved 18 May 1366]. Creation and formation of 30 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Ahar County under East Azerbaijan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Notification 115730/T835. Archived from the original on 26 October 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2023 – via Islamic Council Research Center.
- ^ P. Oberling, “The Tribes of Qarāca Dāġ,” Oriens 17, 1964, pp. 60–95
- ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): East 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): East Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
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