Karangan, East Azerbaijan
Karangan (Persian: كرنگان, also Romanized as Karangān, Karanagān, and Kerengān; also known as Karanīgān, Karankan, Karingan, Kerenkān, and Kyurengyan)[1] is a village in Sina Rural District, in the Central District of Varzaqan County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 129, in 27 families.[2] According to inhabitants of the village, their ancestors have migrated here from Tarom region in Zanjan province. People of Karangan are Tat and they speak Tati language. Tati is old language of Azerbaijan (Old Azeri).[3]
Karangan كرنگان | |
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village | |
  Karangan | |
| Coordinates: 38°45′08″N 46°31′28″E | |
| Country |  |
| Province | East Azerbaijan |
| County | Varzaqan |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Rural District | Sina |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 129 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
References
- Karangan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3070219" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
- The Old Language of Azerbaijan [Zabān-e dīrīn-e Azarbāyǰān], Manuchehr Mortazavi.
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