Zahra, Ardabil Explained
| Official Name: | Zahra |
| Native Name: | fa|زهرا |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ardabil |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Germi |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Muran |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 326 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
| Coordinates: | 39.0472°N 48.2919°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Zahra (fa|زهرا) is a city in, and the capital of, Muran District of Germi County, Ardabil province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Ojarud-e Sharqi Rural District.[2]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Zahra's population was 161 in 40 households, when it was a village in Ojarud-e Sharqi Rural District.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 222 people in 45 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 326 people in 59 households.[5]
Zahra was elevated to the status of a city after the census.[6]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)). Zahra, Germi County. openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap). 19 August 2024. 19 August 2024. fa.
- Approval letter regarding division reforms in Ardabil province. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Council Research Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20110210224728/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/121376. 10 February 2011. Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Aref. Mohammad Reza. 27 November 2023. Proposal 1.4.42.18867. 22 November 2019. Approved February 1380.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Ardabil Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094514/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/24.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Ardabil Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230115211527/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ardabil.xls . 15 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Ardabil Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20190322123220/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_24.xlsx. Excel. 22 March 2019.
- The approvals of the Ministry of the Interior regarding the transformation of villages in the center of the district into cities. fa. lamtakam.com. Lam ta Kam. https://web.archive.org/web/20231207212447/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/1072348. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Fazli. Abdolreza Rahmani. 21 June 1369. 7 December 2023. 7 December 2023. Notification 87979. Approved 7 May 2017.
