Ayenehlu (, also
Romanize
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d as Āyenehlū and Ainaloo) is a village in
Minjavan-e Gharbi Rural District
Minjavan-e Gharbi Rural District ( is in Minjavan District of Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Asheqlu.
History
In the wake of White Revolution (early 1960s) many clans of Mohammad Khan ...
,
Minjavan District
Minjavan District () is in Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Asheqlu.
History
The only noteworthy allusion to the district in official records relates to an appeal by the inhabitants of th ...
,
Khoda Afarin County
Khoda Afarin County () is in East Azerbaijan province, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Khomarlu.
History
Before the Islamic Revolution, the city of Khomarlu was merely a village that was distinguished from other ...
,
East Azerbaijan Province
East Azerbaijan province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Tabriz.
The province is located in Azerbaijan (Iran), Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armenia, the Azerbaijan, Republic of Azerbaijan, Ardabil pro ...
,
Iran
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. At the 2006 census, its population was 10, in 4 families.
The village's proximity to the summer camps of
Chaparli
Chaparli ( چپرلی) is a grassland on a mountain range between Abbasabad and Oskolou villages. The area is the summer quarter of the Derilou branch of Mohammad Khanlu tribe, which in the wake of White Revolution included 40 households. ...
and
Aqdash has made it a prime destination for
ecotourism
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.
At the turn of the nineteenth century, Ayenehlu was one of the 17 villages of
Arasbaran
Arasbaran (), also known as Qaradagh (; , ; ), is a large mountainous area stretching from the Qūshā Dāgh massif, south of Ahar, to the Aras River in East Azerbaijan province of Iran. The region is confined to Aras Riv ...
where Armenians lived.
[Report on India and Persia of the deputation: sent by the Board of foreign missions of the Presbyterian church in the U.S.A. to visit these fields in 1921-22, p. 513] A wealthy
Armenia
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n man built a mansion in 1907, which is known as Qantoor. After
World War II
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the
Armenians
Armenians (, ) are an ethnic group indigenous to the Armenian highlands of West Asia.Robert Hewsen, Hewsen, Robert H. "The Geography of Armenia" in ''The Armenian People From Ancient to Modern Times Volume I: The Dynastic Periods: From Antiq ...
migrated to
Tabriz
Tabriz (; ) is a city in the Central District (Tabriz County), Central District of Tabriz County, in the East Azerbaijan province, East Azerbaijan province of northwestern Iran. It serves as capital of the province, the county, and the distric ...
and
Tehran
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, and the village was populated by Muslims from the surrounding villages. By 1977, the village was abandoned. After the
Islamic Revolution
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some families returned. A
national park
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has been established in the territories of the former village.
The original Ayenehlu village was famous in three respects:
* An iron ore mine which provided an iron processing plant in the nearby
Abbasabad village;
* A swamp which harbored leeches used in traditional medicine,
*
Mohammad Qoli, known as ''Anjoman'', an impoverished landlord who had wasted his enormous wealth on a Russian trip. His memories from the pleasant journey had become part of folk culture in the region.
Arasbaran Forests.jpg, A view of Ayenehlu forests
Aynaloo June 2011.jpg, A view of Ayenehlu forests
Aynali monument.jpg, Qantoor; a historical landmark
References
Populated places in Khoda Afarin County
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