Avajiq Explained
| Avajiq |
| Native Name: | Persian: آواجيق |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Azerbaijan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chaldoran |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Dashtaki |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 1663 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Avajiq (Persian: آواجيق) is a city in, and the capital of, Dashtaki District of Chaldoran County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.[2] The city of Avajiq is near the Turkish border, some 25km (16miles) south of the town of Doğubeyazıt in Turkey. It is the westernmost city in Iran.
History
Avajiq was formerly the seat of the Iran "Warden of the Marches" for the Turkish border.[3] It is populated by Azerbaijanis.[4]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 1,649 in 377 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,516 people in 419 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,663 people in 486 households.[7]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Avajiq, Chaldoran County . . 15 February 2024 . 15 February 2024 . fa.
- Web site: Divisional reforms in West Azerbaijan province . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20231223214829/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/116747 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Habibi . Hassan . 23 December 2023 . 18 December 1375 . 23 December 2023.
- Browne, Edward Granville (1893) A year amongst the Persians; impressions as to the life, character, and thought of the people of Persia, received during twelve month's residence in that country in the years 1887-8 Adam and Charles Black, London, pp. 47-48,
- https://www.chargoshe.ir/fa/v/city/850 Chargoshe
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 04 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094953/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/04.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 04 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230120205939/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/West-Azerbaijan.xls . 20 January 2023. 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 04 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220830042935/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_04.xlsx . Excel . 30 August 2022.
