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Miandoab County
Miandoab County () is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Miandoab. History The discovery of several ancient monuments around Miandoab indicates that the region was settled long ago. Archaeological excavations and artifacts such as the Qara Quzulu hill date back to 800 to 4100 BC. Menorsky, a contemporary Russian orientalist, believes that there are territories south of Lake Urmia. It is non-Indian and European, such as Al-Abrian, Kharkhar and Alpi, and in the southwest it refers to a country called "Parswa" in 844 BC, and in the southeast "Parsava" from 836 BC to "Matai". Then after 714 BC named the "Manna" who around 830 to 858 BC as a neighbor attached to the "Parsva." According to historians , this Manna tribe was in the village of "Dash Tappeh" in Miandoab, and an inscription in this field has been obtained from there. " The migration of the Qara Papaqs and in the early reign of Agham Mohammad Khan Qajar, following the forced migration of a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counties Of Iran
Iran's counties (, Romanization, romanized as ''šahrestân'') are administrative divisions of larger Provinces of Iran, provinces (''ostan''). The word ''shahrestan'' comes from the Persian words ' (city) and ' ("place, land"). "County", therefore, is a near equivalent to (šahrestân). Counties are divided into one or more districts ( ). A typical district includes both cities ( ) and rural districts ( ), which are groupings of adjacent villages. One city within the county serves as the capital of that county, generally in its Central District. Each county is governed by an office known as ''farmândâri'', which coordinates different public events and agencies and is headed by a ''farmândâr'', the governor of the county and the highest-ranking official in the division. Among the provinces of Iran, Fars province, Fars has the highest number of ''shahrestans'' (37), while Qom province, Qom has the fewest (3). In 2005 Iran had 324 ''shahrestans'', while in as of now there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central District (Baruq County)
The Central District of Baruq County () is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Baruq. History In 2021, Baruq District was separated from Miandoab County in the establishment of Baruq County and renamed the Central District. The new county was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Baruq as its capital and only city at the time. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population (as Baruq District of Miandoab County Miandoab County () is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Miandoab. History The discovery of several ancient monuments around Miandoab indicates that the region was settled long ago. Archaeological excavations an ...) was 23,662 in 5,234 households. The following census in 2011 counted 23,014 people in 6,321 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 22,385 inhabitants in 6,723 households. Administrative division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yarsanism
Yarsanism (), Ahl-e Haqq (; ), or Kaka'i, is an Ethnoreligious group, inherited, syncretism, syncretic religion founded by Sultan Sahak in the late 14th century in western Iran. The total number of followers of Yarsanism is estimated to be over half a million to one million in Iran.''Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa'' (Detroit: Thomson Gale, 2004) p. 82 The numbers in Iraq are unknown. Followers are mostly Kurds from the Guran (tribe), Guran, Sanjâbi (tribe), Sanjâbi, Kalhor (tribe), Kalhor, Zangana (tribe), Zangana and Jalalvand tribes, as well as some Shabaks, Lak (tribe), Laks, and Lurs. Some Yarsanis in Iraq are called ''Kaka'i''. Yarsanis say that some people call them disparagingly as "Ali Allahi" or "worshipers of Ali", labels which Yarsanis deny. Many Yarsanis hide their religion due to the pressure of Iran's Islamic system, and there are no exact statistics of their population. The Yarsanis have a distinct religious literature primarily written ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunni Islam
Sunni Islam is the largest Islamic schools and branches, branch of Islam and the largest religious denomination in the world. It holds that Muhammad did not appoint any Succession to Muhammad, successor and that his closest companion Abu Bakr () rightfully succeeded him as the caliph of the Muslim community, being appointed at the meeting of Saqifa. This contrasts with the Succession of ʿAlī (Shia Islam), Shia view, which holds that Muhammad appointed Ali, Ali ibn Abi Talib () as his successor. Nevertheless, Sunnis revere Ali, along with Abu Bakr, Umar () and Uthman () as 'Rashidun, rightly-guided caliphs'. The term means those who observe the , the practices of Muhammad. The Quran, together with hadith (especially the Six Books) and (scholarly consensus), form the basis of all Fiqh, traditional jurisprudence within Sunni Islam. Sharia legal rulings are derived from these basic sources, in conjunction with Istislah, consideration of Maslaha, public welfare and Istihsan, jur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shia Islam
Shia Islam is the second-largest Islamic schools and branches, branch of Islam. It holds that Muhammad in Islam, Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib () as both his political Succession to Muhammad, successor (caliph) and as the spiritual leader of the Muslim community (Imamah (Shia doctrine), imam). However, his right is understood to have been usurped by a number of Companions of the Prophet, Muhammad's companions at the meeting of Saqifa where they appointed Abu Bakr () as caliph instead. As such, Sunni Muslims believe Abu Bakr, Umar (), Uthman () and Ali to be 'Rashidun, rightly-guided caliphs' whereas Shia Muslims only regard Ali as the legitimate successor. Shia Muslims assert imamate continued through Ali's sons Hasan ibn Ali, Hasan and Husayn ibn Ali, Husayn, after whom different Shia branches have their own imams. They revere the , the family of Muhammad, maintaining that they possess divine knowledge. Shia holy sites include the Imam Ali Shrine, shrine of Ali in Naj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorani
Central Kurdish, also known as Sorani Kurdish, is a Kurdish dialect or a language spoken in Iraq, mainly in Iraqi Kurdistan, as well as the provinces of Kurdistan, Kermanshah, and West Azerbaijan in western Iran. Central Kurdish is one of the two official languages of Iraq, along with Arabic, and is in administrative documents simply referred to as "Kurdish". The term Sorani, named after the Soran Emirate, refers to a variety of Central Kurdish based on the dialect spoken in Slemani. Central Kurdish is written in the Kurdo-Arabic alphabet, an adaptation of the Arabic script developed in the 1920s by Sa’ed Sidqi Kaban and Taufiq Wahby. History Tracing back the historical changes of Central Kurdish is difficult. No predecessors of Kurdish are yet known from Old and Middle Iranian times. The extant Kurdish texts may be traced back to no earlier than the 16th century CE. Cebtral Kurdish originates from the Silêmanî region. 1700s–1918 The oldest written literature in C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahabad
Mahabad () is a city in the Central District of Mahabad County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Etymology Mahabad first became the name of the city after World War I, during the reign of Reza Shah (). Before that, it was known as Savojbolagh, a Persian corruption of the Turkic word ''soghuk bulak'' (meaning "cold spring"). The Kurdish version was Sablagh. Geography Location The city lies south of Lake Urmia in a narrow valley 1,300 metres above sea level. Mahabad is bordered by the counties of Oromie and Miandoab to the north, by the counties of Piranshahr and Naqadeh to the west and the northwest respectively, by the county of Sardasht to the southwest and by the county of Bukan to the east. History Savojbolagh is first attested in the 16th century, during the Safavid era. Mukri Kurds participated in several wars between the Safavid dynasty and Ottoman Empire, and gained more predominance. In th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azerbaijani Language
Azerbaijani ( ; , , ) or Azeri ( ), also referred to as Azerbaijani Turkic or Azerbaijani Turkish (, , ), is a Turkic languages, Turkic language from the Oghuz languages, Oghuz sub-branch. It is spoken primarily by the Azerbaijanis, Azerbaijani people, who live mainly in the Azerbaijan, Republic of Azerbaijan, where the North Azerbaijani Variety (linguistics), variety is spoken, while Iranian Azerbaijanis in the Azerbaijan (Iran), Azerbaijan region of Iran, speak the South Azerbaijani Variety (linguistics), variety. Azerbaijani is the only official language in the Republic of Azerbaijan and one of the 14 official languages of Dagestan (a Federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia), but it does not have official status in Iran, where the majority of Iranian Azerbaijanis, Iranian Azerbaijani people live. Azerbaijani is also spoken to lesser varying degrees in Azerbaijani communities of Georgia (country), Georgia and Turkey and by Azerbaijani diaspora, diaspora communi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelik Rural District
Chelik Rural District () is in Lalaklu District of Miandoab County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Chelik Chelik () is a village in, and the capital of, Chelik Rural District in Lalaklu District of Miandoab County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country ..., whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 1,765 people in 534 households. In 2024, Marhemetabad-e Jonubi Rural District was separated from the Central District in the formation of Lalaklu District, and Chelik Rural District was created in the new district. See also References Rural Districts of West Azerbaijan province Populated places in Miandoab County {{Miandoab-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marhemetabad-e Jonubi Rural District
Marhemetabad-e Jonubi Rural District () is in Lalaklu District of Miandoab County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Gerdeh Rash. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Lalaklu, and prior to that time, its capital was the village of Gug Tappeh-ye Khaleseh. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the Central District) was 11,704 in 2,720 households. There were 12,246 inhabitants in 3,365 households at the following census of 2011. The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 12,410 in 3,726 households. The most populous of its 20 villages was Chelik, with 1,765 people. In 2024, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Lalaklu District Lalaklu District () is in Miandoab County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaqin Ali Tappeh Rural District
Yaqin Ali Tappeh Rural District () is in Gug Tappeh District of Miandoab County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Yaqin Ali Tappeh, whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 1,964 people in 617 households. History In 2024, Marhemetabad Rural District was separated from the Central District in the formation of Gug Tappeh District Gug Tappeh District () is in Miandoab County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Gug Tappeh-ye Khaleseh, whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 2,548 people in 790 households. History In 202 ..., and Yaqin Ali Tappeh Rural District was created in the new district. See also References Rural Districts of West Azerbaijan province Populated places in Miandoab County {{Miandoab-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marhemetabad Rural District
Marhemetabad Rural District () is in Gug Tappeh District of Miandoab County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort .... Its capital is the village of Zanjirabad. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Gug Tappeh-ye Khaleseh. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the Central District) was 11,746 in 2,933 households. There were 10,327 inhabitants in 3,006 households at the following census of 2011. The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 10,072 in 3,097 households. The most populous of its 33 villages was Gug Tappeh-ye Khaleseh, with 2,548 people. In 2024, the rural district was separated from the district in the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
