Shojaabad, East Azerbaijan

Shojaabad
شجاع اباد
village
Village view in July 2013
Shojaabad
Coordinates: 38°51′47″N 46°57′54″E / 38.86306°N 46.96500°E / 38.86306; 46.96500Coordinates: 38°51′47″N 46°57′54″E / 38.86306°N 46.96500°E / 38.86306; 46.96500
Country  Iran
Province East Azerbaijan
County Kaleybar
Bakhsh Central
Rural District Misheh Pareh
Population (2006)
 • Total 73
Time zone UTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Shojaabad (Persian: شجاع‌آباد‎, also Romanized as Shojā‘ābād)[1] is a village in Misheh Pareh Rural District, in the Central District of Kaleybar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 73, in 21 families.[2]

Situation

Online edition of the Dehkhoda Dictionary, quoting Iranian Army files,[3] reports a population of 67 people in late 1940s.[4] At the 2006 census, its population was 73, in 21 families.[2] According to a more recent statistics (2012) the population is 80 people in 22 families.[5]

Due to the proximity to Babak Fort the village is already experiencing a rapid growth.

References

  1. ↑ Shojaabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3829422" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  3. ↑ فرهنگ جغرافیایی ایران، آبادیها، زیر نظر حسینعلی رزم آرا، تهران: سازمان جغرافیایی کشور، 1329، ج 4
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.