Mokhur, Showt

Mokhur
Persian: مخور
Village
Mokhur
Coordinates: 39°00′24″N 44°47′47″E / 39.00667°N 44.79639°E / 39.00667; 44.79639[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyShowt
DistrictQarah Quyun
Rural DistrictCheshmeh Sara
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
2,321
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Mokhur (Persian: مخور)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Cheshmeh Sara Rural District[5] in Qarah Quyun District of Showt County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,603 in 524 households, when it was in Qarah Quyun-e Jonubi Rural District of the former Showt District in Maku County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 2,325 people in 608 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Showt County. The rural district was transferred to the new Qarah Quyun District, and Mokhur was transferred to Cheshmeh Sara Rural District created in the same district.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,321 people in 606 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[3]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Makhūr, Mokhūr, and Mokhvor; also known as Makhor, Mokhūr-e Qareh Qūyūn, Mūkhor, Mukhur, Mukhuri, and Mūkhvor[4]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (28 September 2024). "Maleklu, دهستان چشمه سرا, بخش قره قویون [Cheshmeh Sara Rural District, Qarah Quyun District], Showt County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  2. ^ "2Q4W+MH6 Mokhvor, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Mokhvor can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3076004" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  5. ^ a b Davoodi, Parviz (9 December 2007) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1386/09/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه درخصوص اصلاحات تقسیمات کشوری در استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Approval regarding the reforms of national divisions 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] C87621A0-B504-45A5-A06D-DC28E1D1F3F9. Archived from the original on 26 September 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.