Liqvan Explained

Official Name:Lighwan
Native Name:ليقوان
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:East Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Tabriz
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Central
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Meydan Chay
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:5,350
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:37.8344°N 46.43°W

Lighwan (Persian: ليقوان, also Romanized as Līghwān; also known as Lighvān) is a village in Meydan Chay Rural District, in the Central District of Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 5,350, in 1,055 families.

It is famous for slight weather during summer time and cold weather in winter. The main occupation of the people is agriculture, dairy and gardening. Lighwan's traditional feta cheese is the most famous cheese all around Iran.[1] Its population is 5260.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: پنیر لیقوان . 2011-09-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110921005624/http://xn----zmc2azejjfo49bgzda.worldfood.ir/T______%D9%BE%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86.htm . 2011-09-21 .
  2. Web site: سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 - درگاه ملي آمار . 2012-07-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090418144257/http://www.amar.org.ir/portal/faces/public/census85/census85.natayej . 2009-04-18 .