Balanej () is a village in, and the capital of,
Baranduzchay-ye Jonubi Rural District
Baranduzchay-ye Jonubi Rural District () is in the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran
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of the
Central District of
Urmia County
Urmia County () is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Urmia.
Demographics Ethnicity
The county is mainly populated by Azerbaijanis, Persians and Kurds
Kurds (), or the Kurdish people, are an Iranian peopl ...
,
West Azerbaijan
West Azerbaijan province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, provinces of Iran, whose capital and largest city is Urmia.
It is in the Azerbaijan (Iran), northwest of the country, bordered by Turkey (Ağrı Province, Ağrı, Hakkâri Pr ...
province,
Iran
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.
History
The village was largely inhabited by
Assyrians
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until the
Assyrian genocide
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.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,189 in 506 households.
The following census in 2011 counted 2,407 people in 629 households.
The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,023 people in 797 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.
See also
Notes
References
Populated places in Urmia County
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