Arangeh Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ارنگه.
  2. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011). https://web.archive.org/web/20130206230658/http://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/2/Files1385/abadi-85/ABADY23.zip. 2013-02-06. dead.