Kandovan Rural District ()
is in
Kandovan District
Kandovan District () is in Mianeh County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran
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of
Mianeh County,
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
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.
It is administered from the city of
Tark.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 8,444 in 1,913 households.
There were 8,487 inhabitants in 2,510 households at the following census of 2011.
The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 7,857 in 2,579 households. The most populous of its 35 villages was
Khanqah
A Sufi lodge is a building designed specifically for gatherings of a Sufi brotherhood or ''tariqa'' and is a place for spiritual practice and religious education. They include structures also known as ''khānaqāh'', ''zāwiya'', ''ribāṭ'' ...
, with 827 people.
Other villages in the rural district include
Avin-e Masjedlu,
Cheshmeh Kesh,
Fandoqlu,
Mahiabad, and
Neshaq.
See also
References
Rural Districts of East Azerbaijan province
Populated places in Meyaneh County
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