Akhyan

For the villages in Urmia County, see Akhyan-e Bozorg and Akhyan-e Kuchek. For the South Indian genre of poetry, see Akhyana.

Akhyan Persian: اخيان
Village
Akhyan
Coordinates: 38°06′35″N 44°48′12″E / 38.10972°N 44.80333°E / 38.10972; 44.80333[1]
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Salmas
District	Central
Rural District	Kenarporuzh
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	406
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Akhyan (Persian: اخيان)^[a] is a village in Kenarporuzh Rural District^[4] of the Central District in Salmas County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 365 in 65 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 402 people in 89 households.^[6] The 2016 census showed the population as 406 people in 91 households.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Akhyān^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (22 October 2025). "Akhyan, دهستان زولاچای, بخش مرکزی [Zulachay 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. Akhyan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3767268" 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. 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.
6. 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.