Akhteh Khaneh

For other places with a similar name, see Akhtehchi.

Akhteh Khaneh Persian: اخته خانه
Village
Akhteh Khaneh
Coordinates: 38°11′02″N 44°52′59″E / 38.18389°N 44.88306°E / 38.18389; 44.88306[1]
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Salmas
District	Central
Rural District	Lakestan
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	542
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Akhteh Khaneh (Persian: اخته خانه)^[a] is a village in Lakestan Rural District^[4] of the Central District in Salmas County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.

Demographics

Ethnicity

There was an Armenian community in Akhteh Khaneh in the late 19th and 20th centuries.^[5] Today the population is Turkish.^[6]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 587 in 129 households.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 619 people in 167 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 542 people in 168 households.^[2]

The church

The village is home to Surp Asdvadzadzin Church. It was built in 1342 and restored in 1891.^[6] "Asvadzadzin" means "Mother of God".^[9] It is built of rough stone masonry and kiln bricks and has three domes.^[6]

Location

The village is located roughly equidistant between Road 14 and Road 11. The nearest village is Bakhsh Kandi which is approximately 1 mile away.^[10]

Earthquake damage

The village was affected by the 1930 Salmas earthquake.^[6] All the buildings except the church were destroyed and there were four casualties. The relatively low number of casualties was because the villages felt the tremors so decided to sleep out of doors. The church remained standing but was left with fissures in the walls; it has not been restored.

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Ākhteh Khāneh or Akhtekhaneh; in Armenian: Ախտախանայ^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (22 October 2025). "Axta Xana, دهستان لکستان, بخش مرکزی [Lakestan Rural District, Central District], Salmas County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 22 October 2025.
2. 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. Akhteh Khaneh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3767267" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (22 April 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 7 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها واقع در شهرستان سلماس تابع استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Creation and formation of seven rural districts including villages, farms and places in Salmas County under West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 9B86F5C0-8C16-4F6C-8154-9247C8CA80E8. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 2. Archived from the original on 21 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
5. "Armenian communities in Iran". Retrieved 19 April 2014.
6. J.S. Tchalenko; M. Berberian. "The Salmas (Iran) Earthquake of May 6th, 1930" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. "Azdvadzadzin Mother of God" (PDF). Retrieved 19 April 2014.
10. "Google Maps". Retrieved 19 April 2014.