Zurabad, West Azerbaijan

Coordinates: 38°48′18″N 44°35′04″E / 38.80500°N 44.58444°E / 38.80500; 44.58444
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Zurabad
Persian: زور اباد
City
Zurabad is located in Iran
Zurabad
Zurabad
Coordinates: 38°48′18″N 44°35′04″E / 38.80500°N 44.58444°E / 38.80500; 44.58444[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyKhoy
DistrictSafayyeh
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,147
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Zurabad (Persian: زور آباد), also Romanized as Zūrābād and Zoor Abad; also known as Zuhrābād,[3] is a city in, and the capital of Safayyeh District of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Sokmanabad Rural District.[5]

At the 2006 census, its population was 917 in 197 households, when it was a village in Sokmanabad Rural District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,239 people in 310 households,[7] by which time the village had been promoted to the status of a city.[8] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,147 people in 324 households.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 February 2024). "Zurabad, Khoy County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Zurabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3089614" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (24 February 1376). "Reforms and changes of country divisions in West Azerbaijan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (2 February 1366). "Creation and formation of 12 rural districts including villages, farms and places located in Khoy County of West Azerbaijan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  8. ^ Rahimi, Mohammadreza (19 December 2016). "With some changes in the geography of the three provinces of the country; Four new cities were added to the map of the country's divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2023.


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