Tatar-e Sofla, East Azerbaijan

Tatar-e Sofla
تاتارسفلي
village
The village in August 2013
Tatar-e Sofla
Coordinates: 39°03′21″N 46°47′29″E / 39.05583°N 46.79139°E / 39.05583; 46.79139Coordinates: 39°03′21″N 46°47′29″E / 39.05583°N 46.79139°E / 39.05583; 46.79139
Country  Iran
Province East Azerbaijan
County Khoda Afarin
Bakhsh Minjavan
Rural District Minjavan-e Sharqi
Population (2006)
 • Total 348
Time zone UTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Tatar-e Sofla (Persian: تاتار سفلی‎, also Romanized as Tātār-e Soflá; also known as Perebay-Tatar, Pirabai, Pīrehbāy, and Tātār-e Pā’īn)[1] is a village in Minjavan-e Sharqi Rural District, Minjavan District, Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 348, in 84 families.[2]

Situation

The online edition of the Dehkhoda Dictionary, quoting Iranian Army files,[3] reports a population of 195 people in late 1940s.[4] At the 2006 census, its population was 348, in 84 families.[2] According to a more recent statistics (2012) the population is 271 people in 84 families.[5] This indicates a sharp decline in population, perhaps due to the migration of young people in the pursuit of jobs in larger cities.

Before the Iranian Revolution, A small contingent of the Royal Gendarmerie was located in village with the task of guarding the borders with the Soviet Union, conscripting local males, and settling the disputes between villagers and nomadic pastoralists.

References

  1. ↑ Tatar-e Sofla can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3087199" 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 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
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