Aq Manar

Aq Manar
Persian: اق منار
Village
Aq Manar is located in Iran
Aq Manar
Aq Manar
Coordinates: 37°10′21″N 46°15′15″E / 37.17250°N 46.25417°E / 37.17250; 46.25417[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyMalekan
DistrictAq Manar
Rural DistrictGavdul-e Sharqi
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
1,573
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Aq Manar (Persian: اق منار)[a] is a village in, and the former capital of, Gavdul-e Sharqi Rural District[4] in Aq Manar District of Malekan County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as the capital of the district. The capital of the rural district has been transferred to the village of Idahluy-e Bozorg.[5]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,461 in 328 households, when it was in the Central District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,669 people in 382 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,573 people in 514 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

In 2023, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Aq Manar District.[5]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Āq Manār and Āqmanār[3]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (21 March 2025). "Aq Manar, دهستان گاودول شرقی, بخش مرکزی [Gavdul-e Sharqi Rural District, Central District], Malekan County, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ Aq Manar can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3813032" 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 13 دهستان در شهرستان مراغه تابع استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Creation and formation of 13 rural districts in Maragheh County, East Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] F7D1D64B-B589-40D7-BDDA-8FDC4D0372F9. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 11. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  5. ^ a b Mokhber, Mohammad (3 May 2023) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1402/02/13 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تغييرات تقسيمات كشوري شهرستان ملكان و ليلان استان آذربايجان شرقي [‌Changes in the national divisions of Malekan and Leylan Counties, East Azerbaijan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره ۱۴۱۶۷۰ [Proposal Number 141670]. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.