Saghandel Explained

Official Name:Saghandel
Native Name:سغندل
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:East Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Varzaqan
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Central
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Ozomdel-e Jonubi
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:157
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:38.4989°N 46.7181°W

Saghandel (Persian: سغندل, also Romanized as Saqam Del, Saqandel, Sekendī, Seqendel, Sikindil, and Sykyndyl’) is a village in Ozomdel-e Jonubi Rural District, in the Central District of Varzaqan County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 157, in 34 families.

The cuneiform inscription in the village is the most famous historical monument in the region from the Urartian era.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: پرتال اداره فرهنگ و ارشاد اسلامی ورزقان - تاریخچه . 2012-08-26 . 2012-08-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120821155933/http://varzegan.ershad-as.ir/?PageID=16 . dead .