Mokhur, Chaldoran Explained
| Mokhur |
| Native Name: | Persian: مخور |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| 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: | Central |
| Subdivision Type4: | Rural District |
| Subdivision Name4: | Chaldoran-e Jonubi |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 1225 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Mokhur (Persian: مخور) is a village in Chaldoran-e Jonubi Rural District of the Central District of Chaldoran County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.
Etymology
According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name Mūkhor is derived from the Mongolian word muqur meaning "obtuse, short."[2]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 997 in 162 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 1,166 people in 246 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,225 people in 274 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[5]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Mokhur, Chaldoran County . . 15 February 2024 . 15 February 2024 . fa.
- Minorsky . Vladimir . Vladimir Minorsky . Mongol Place-Names in Mukri Kurdistan . Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London . 1957 . 19 . 1 . 58–81 . 16 October 2022.
- 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.
