Avajiq
Avajiq
Persian: آواجيق | |
|---|---|
City | |
Avajiq | |
| Coordinates: 39°19′57″N 44°09′17″E / 39.33250°N 44.15472°E[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | West Azerbaijan |
| County | Chaldoran |
| District | Dashtak |
| Established as a city | 2002[3] |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 1,663 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Avajiq (Persian: آواجيق)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Dashtak District in Chaldoran County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.[6] The village of Kelisa Kandi was converted to a city in 2002[3] and 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.[7]
Demographics
Ethnicity
It is populated by Azerbaijanis.[8]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 1,649 in 377 households.[9] The following census in 2011 counted 1,516 people in 419 households.[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,663 people in 486 households.[4]
See also
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;[5] also formerly Kelisa Kandi (کلیسا کندی); Azerbaijani: Avacıq[3]
References
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (24 September 2024). "Beyg Kandi, دهستان آواجیق شمالی, بخش دشتک [Avajiq-e Shomali Rural District, Dashtak District], Chaldoran County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "85J3+XVX Avajiq, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ^ a b c Aref, Mohammad Reza (11 September 2002) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1381/06/20 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان آذربایجان غربی [Approval of divisional reforms in West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 0BB65CC5-EE1A-41C8-A49C-E0751E3A0609. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). 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".
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (23 February 1997) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1375/12/05 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان آذربایجان غربی [Divisional reforms in West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 1AE07F07-EFC5-49EB-B030-347A9AD71967. شماره دوره [Course number] 75, شماره جلد [Volume number] 253. Archived from the original on 23 December 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
- ^ 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
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.