Bajgiran

For the administrative division, see Bajgiran District. For other places with the same name, see Bajgiran.
Bajgiran
Persian: باجگيران
City
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Bajgiran is located in Iran
Bajgiran
Bajgiran
Coordinates: 37°37′17″N 58°25′06″E / 37.62139°N 58.41833°E / 37.62139; 58.41833[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyQuchan
DistrictBajgiran
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total594
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Bajgiran at GEOnet Names Server

Bajgiran (Persian: باجگيران)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Bajgiran District of Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.[4] On the Iran-Turkmenistan border, it is the site of an official crossing point into Turkmenistan.

Demographics

Ethnicity

Most of its inhabitants are Kormanj Kurds of the Sioukanlu tribe who migrated to this region from eastern Turkey. Bajgiran is located in northwestern Khorasan, and the Kurmanj Kurds were relocated to northwestern Khorasan during the early Safavid dynasty to prevent invasions by Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.[5] The common languages in the city are mostly Kurdish Kormanji and Turkish and Persian are a minority. The religion of all is The Shiites of Twelve Imams.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 753 in 217 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 406 people in 123 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 594 people in 188 households.[2]

See also

Bajgiran travel guide from Wikivoyage

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Bājgīrān[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 November 2024). "Bajgiran, Quchan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Bajgiran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3054866" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2015) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 3223.1.5.53; Approval Letter 3808-907; Notification 84902/T125K. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
  5. ^ "the biggest moving tribe in Khorasan Razavi Province" (PDF).
  6. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Razavi Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.


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