Ayenehlu Explained

Official Name:Ayenehlu
Native Name:اينه لو
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:East Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Khoda Afarin
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Minjavan
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Minjavan-e Gharbi
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:10
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:38.8947°N 46.7861°W

Ayenehlu (Persian: اينه لو, also Romanized as Āyenehlū and Ainaloo) is a village in Minjavan-e Gharbi Rural District, Minjavan District, Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 10, in 4 families.

The village's proximity to the summer camps of Chaparli and Aqdash has made it a prime destination for ecotourism.

At the turn of the nineteenth century, Ayenehlu was one of the 17 villages of Arasbaran where Armenians lived.[1] A wealthy Armenian man built a mansion in 1907, which is known as Qantoor. After World War II the Armenians migrated to Tabriz and Tehran, and the village was populated by Muslims from the surrounding villages. By 1977, the village was abandoned. After the Islamic Revolution some families returned. A national park has been established in the territories of the former village.

The original Ayenehlu village was famous in three respects:

Notes and References

  1. Report on India and Persia of the deputation: sent by the Board of foreign missions of the Presbyterian church in the U.S.A. to visit these fields in 1921-22, p. 513