Shojaabad, East Azerbaijan Explained

Official Name:Shojaabad
Native Name:شجاع‌آباد
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:East Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kaleybar
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Central
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Misheh Pareh
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:73
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:38.8631°N 46.965°W

Shojaabad (Persian: [[w:fa:شجاع‌آباد (کلیبر)|شجاع‌آباد]], also Romanized as Shojā‘ābād) is a village in Misheh Pareh Rural District, in the Central District of Kaleybar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 73, in 21 families.

Situation

Online edition of the Dehkhoda Dictionary, quoting Iranian Army files,[1] reports a population of 67 people in late 1940s.[2] At the 2006 census, its population was 73, in 21 families. According to a more recent statistics (2012) the population is 80 people in 22 families.[3]

Due to the proximity to Babak Fort the village is already experiencing a rapid growth.

Notes and References

  1. فرهنگ جغرافیایی ایران، آبادیها، زیر نظر حسینعلی رزم آرا، تهران: سازمان جغرافیایی کشور، 1329، ج 4
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-02-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221165527/http://www.loghatnaameh.org/dehkhodaworddetail-be049bde41f948bb8b85eda865c0317d-fa.html . 2014-02-21 .
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-03-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131211164242/http://www.ostan-as.gov.ir/uploads/2/CMS/user/file/702/%D8%A2%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A.pdf . 2013-12-11 .