Bakhshayesh () is a city in the
Central District of
Heris County
Heris County () is located in East Azerbaijan province, Iran
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East Azerbaijan
East Azerbaijan province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Tabriz.
The province is located in Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armenia, the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ardabil province, West Azerbaijan province ...
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 ...
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Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 5,752 in 1,386 households.
The following census in 2011 counted 6,098 people in 1,677 households.
The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 6,102 people in 1,801 households.
Notable people
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Abd al-Rahim Aqiqi Bakhshayishi, (1942 – 5 April 2012) Islamic religious writer, journalist and translator.
See also
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Bakshaish rugs and carpets
Notes
References
Cities in East Azerbaijan province
Populated places in Heris County
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