Qandhar

Qandhar
Persian: قندهار
Village
Qandhar
Coordinates: 37°02′08″N 46°11′22″E / 37.03556°N 46.18944°E / 37.03556; 46.18944[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyLeylan
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictLeylan-e Gharbi
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
1,436
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qandhar (Persian: قندهار)[a] is a village in Leylan-e Gharbi Rural District[4] of the Central District[b] in Leylan County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,176 in 237 households, when it was in Leylan-e Jonubi Rural District[c] of Leylan District[d] in Malekan County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,161 people in 315 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,436 people in 410 households.[2]

In 2023, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Leylan County and renamed the Central District. Qandhar was transferred to Leylan-e Gharbi Rural District created in the same district.[4]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (20 March 2025). "Qandhar, دهستان لیلان جنوبی, بخش لیلان [Leylan-e Jonubi Rural District, Leylan District], Malekan County, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Qandhar can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3813467" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b c d Mokhber, Mohammad (3 May 2023) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1402/02/13 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تغييرات تقسيمات كشوري شهرستان ملكان و ليلان استان آذربايجان شرقي [‌Changes in the national divisions of Malekan and Leylan Counties, East Azerbaijan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره ۱۴۱۶۷۰ [Proposal Number 141670]. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2022) [Approved 22 July 1374]. Divisional reforms in East Azerbaijan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Delegation. Notification 93808/T907. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  6. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East 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 شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.