Official Name: | Arangeh |
Native Name: | ارنگه |
Settlement Type: | village |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Pushpin Map: | Iran |
Coordinates: | 35.9278°N 51.0783°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Type3: | Bakhsh |
Subdivision Type4: | Rural District |
Subdivision Name1: | Alborz |
Subdivision Name2: | Karaj |
Subdivision Name3: | Asara |
Subdivision Name4: | Adaran |
Established Date: | 1600 |
Population Total: | 302 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | IRST |
Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Arangeh (Persian: ارنگه) is a village in Adaran Rural District, Asara District, Karaj County, Alborz Province, Iran. Arangeh is located in the Alborz Mountain range north of Karaj on the 18th Kilometers of Chalus road. It includes five villages: Arangeh Bozorg (Persian:ارنگه بزرگ), Abahrak (Persian:ابهرک), Sijan (Persian:سیجان), Sar-Ziarat (Persian:سرزیارت), Jay (Persian:جی), Charan (Persian:چاران), Gurab/Jurab (Persian:گوراب) and Khor (Persian:خور). The whole area is called Arangeh and the central and primary village of this area at is Arangeh Bozorg.[1]
At the 2006 census, its population was 136, in 46 families. At the 2011 census, its population was 302, in 100 families.[2]
The village is notable for being the historical residence of the Iranian political dissident Ali Tehrani and the Khazeni Family, who were wealthy landowners during the Qajar dynasty.