Khalifan, Mahabad

For the administrative division, see Khalifan District. For other places with a similar name, see Khalifan.

Khalifan
Persian: خلیفان
City
Khalifan is located in Iran
Khalifan
Khalifan
Coordinates: 36°30′27″N 45°47′50″E / 36.50750°N 45.79722°E / 36.50750; 45.79722[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyMahabad
DistrictKhalifan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
749
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Khalifan (Persian: خليفان)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Khalifan District of Mahabad County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Khalifan's population was 425 in 77 households, when it was a village in Kani Bazar Rural District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 962 people in 128 households,[6] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 749 people in 119 households.[2]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Khalīfān[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (25 September 2024). "Khalifan, Mahabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): West Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Khalifan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3070430" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Notification 82808/T137. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
  5. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): West Azerbaijan 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.
  6. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): West Azerbaijan 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.
  7. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2023) [Approved 25 October 1389]. Approval letter regarding the conversion of Khalifan village, the center of Khalifan District, from the functions of Mahabad County in West Azerbaijan province, to a city. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission. Proposal 169226/42/1/4/1; Notification 241082/T42116K. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.


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