
Minjavan District () is in
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
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 ...
. 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 the district to the interior minister of Iran, requesting protection from the "abuses by
Mohammad Khanlu family."
In 2010,
Khoda Afarin District
Khoda Afarin District () is a former administrative division of Kaleybar County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital was the city of Khomarlu.
History
In 2010, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Khod ...
was separated from
Kaleybar County
Kaleybar County () is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kaleybar.
History
In 2010, Khoda Afarin District was separated from the county in the establishment of Khoda Afarin County.
Demographics Population
At ...
in the establishment of
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 ...
, which was divided into three districts and seven rural districts, with
Khomarlu
Khomarlu () is a city in the Central District (Khoda Afarin County), Central District of Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan province, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. The city also s ...
as its capital and only city at the time.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2011 census, the district's population was 12,524 people in 3,388 households.
The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 11,920 inhabitants in 3,864 households.
The online edition of the ''Dehkhoda Dictionary'', quoting Iranian Army files, reports a population of 8,464 people in the late 1940s. At that time
Janan Lu,
Asheqlu,
Dash Bashi, and
Setan were the most important villages of the district. There are 22 villages which are no longer populated.
See also
Notes
References
Districts of East Azerbaijan province
Populated places in Khoda Afarin County
2010 establishments in Iran
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