Zarabad, Khoy

Zarabad
Persian: زرآباد
City
Zarabad
Coordinates: 38°48′18″N 44°35′04″E / 38.80500°N 44.58444°E / 38.80500; 44.58444[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyKhoy
DistrictSafayyeh
Established as a city2011[3]
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
1,147
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Zarabad (Persian: زور آباد)[a] is a city in, and the capital of Safayyeh District in Khoy County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.[5] It also serves as the administrative center for Sokmanabad Rural District.[7]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Zarabad's population was 917 in 197 households, when it was a village in Sokmanabad Rural District.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 1,239 people in 310 households,[9] by which time the village had been converted to a city.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,147 people in 324 households.[4]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Zarābād; formerly known as Zurabad (زور آباد),[5] also romanized as Zoor Abad and Zūrābād; also known as Zuhrābād[6]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (25 September 2024). "Ali Sheykh, دهستان سکمن آباد, بخش صفائیه [Sokmanabad Rural District, Safayyeh District], Khoy County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  2. ^ "RH4M+2Q4 Zarabad, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (30 January 2011) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1389/11/10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تبدیل روستای نازک علیا مرکز بخش ارس در شهرستان پلدشت و روستای زرآباد مرکز بخش صفائیه در شهرستان خوی و روستای مرگنلر مرکز بخش قره قیون در شهرستان شوط در استان آذربایجان غربی به شهر [‌Approval letter regarding the conversion of Nazok-e Olya village, the center of Aras District in Poldasht County, and Zarabad village, the center of Safayyeh District in Khoy County, and Marganlar village, the center of Qarah Quyun District in Showt County in West Azerbaijan province into cities]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 101975/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 4 October 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (27 April 1997) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1376/02/07 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات و تغییرات تقسیمات کشوری در استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Reforms and changes in national divisions in West Azerbaijan]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] A937FC6F-C543-48B5-921C-810D86C7BE96. شماره دوره [Course number] 76, شماره جلد [Volume number] 255. Archived from the original on 2 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  6. ^ Zurabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3089614" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  7. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (22 April 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 12 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانهای واقع در شهرستان خوی تابعه استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Establishment and formation of 12 rural districts including villages, farms and places located in Khoy 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] 225318FD-4A06-4814-BC42-D402AE1BE7AD. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 4. Archived from the original on 3 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.