Afshar, Jolfa

For other places with the same name, see Afşar.

Afshar Persian: افشار
Village
Afshar
Coordinates: 38°50′59″N 45°49′11″E / 38.84972°N 45.81972°E / 38.84972; 45.81972[1]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Jolfa
District	Central
Rural District	Daran
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	167
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Afshar (Persian: افشار)^[a] is a village in Daran Rural District^[4] of the Central District in Jolfa County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 231 in 100 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 175 people in 84 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 167 people in 86 households.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Afshār; also known as Afshāi and Avshār^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (18 March 2025). "Afshar, دهستان داران, بخش مرکزی [Daran Rural District, Central District], Jolfa County, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 18 March 2025.
2. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Afshar can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "109522" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Habibi, Hassan (3 March 1993) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 12/12/1371 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ايجاد48واحددهستان درچنداستان كشور [‌Establishment of 48 rural districts in several provinces of the country]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. تصويبنامه شماره ۹۳۸۰۸ /ت ۹۰۷ [Approval Letter Number 93808/T907]. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
5. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.