Kuran, East Azerbaijan

For other uses of the same name, see Kuran.

Kuran
Persian: كورن
Village
Kuran is located in Iran
Kuran
Kuran
Coordinates: 38°57′11″N 47°26′17″E / 38.95306°N 47.43806°E / 38.95306; 47.43806[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyHurand
DistrictChahardangeh
Rural DistrictChahardangeh-ye Jonubi
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
403
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kuran (Persian: كورن)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Chahardangeh-ye Jonubi Rural District of Chahardangeh District, Hurand County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 524 in 114 households, when it was in Dodangeh Rural District of the former Hurand District of Ahar County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 506 people in 147 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 403 people in 135 households.[2]

After the census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Hurand County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Central District. Kuran was transferred to Chahardangeh-ye Jonubi Rural District created in the new Chahardangeh District.[4]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Kūran; also known as Kahrān[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (3 September 2024). "Kuran, Hurand County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Kuran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3068548" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (6 November 2018) [Approved 13 August 1397]. Approval letter regarding reforms and divisional changes in East Azerbaijan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 136130. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2023 – via Islamic Council Research Center.
  5. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): East 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): East Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.


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