Mokhur, Chaldoran

Mokhur
Persian: مخور
Village
Mokhur
Coordinates: 38°54′49″N 44°23′57″E / 38.91361°N 44.39917°E / 38.91361; 44.39917[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyChaldoran
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictChaldoran-e Jonubi
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
1,225
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Mokhur (Persian: مخور)[a] is a village in Chaldoran-e Jonubi Rural District[4] of the Central District in Chaldoran County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.

Etymology

According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name Mūkhor is derived from the Mongolian word muqur meaning "obtuse, short."[5]: 77 

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 997 in 162 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,166 people in 246 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,225 people in 274 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Mokhvor; also known as Mokhor[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (24 September 2024). "Mokhvor, دهستان چالدران جنوبی, بخش مرکزی [Chaldoran-e Jonubi Rural District, Central District], Chaldoran County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Mokhvor can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3767445" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (9 August 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/05/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 12 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان ماکو تابع استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Establishment and formation of 12 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Maku County, West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 5A208604-329A-42F2-ABDC-B89DD825EACE. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 11. Archived from the original on 2 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  5. ^ Minorsky, Vladimir (1957). "Mongol Place-Names in Mukri Kurdistan". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 19 (1): 58–81. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  6. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.