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Khomarlu
Persian: خمارلو
City
Khoda Afarin Bridges in the background of Khoda Afarin dam
Khoda Afarin Bridges in the background of Khoda Afarin dam
Khomarlu is located in Iran
Khomarlu
Khomarlu
Coordinates: 39°09′33″N 47°01′58″E / 39.15917°N 47.03278°E / 39.15917; 47.03278[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyKhoda Afarin
DistrictCentral
Established as a city1998[3]
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
1,902
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
One of the two Khoda Afarin bridges
Khoda Afarin Dam at the final phase of construction

Khomarlu (Persian: خمارلو)[a] is a city in the Central District of Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[6] The city also serves as the administrative center for Keyvan Rural District.[7] The village of Khomarlu was converted to a city in 1998.[3]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 1,222 in 334 households,[8] when it was capital of the former Khoda Afarin District in Kaleybar County.[9] The following census in 2011 counted 1,659 people in 474 households,[10] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Khoda Afarin County. The city and the rural district were transferred to the new Central District, with Khomarlu as the county's capital.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,902 people in 560 households.[4]

Overview

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The first reference to Khomarlu in the published literature, is the following description by Robert Mignan, "..the village of Khomorloo, situated upon a deep ravine, between steep calcareous and barren mountains. The dwellings of the villagers were scooped from the sides of a mountain, which formed three sides of each hut, the fourth being a wall of mud, in which an aperture of four feet square was left, and a few miserable planks tied together served for the door: the whole covered over by rafters, and a thin coating of flat thatch. They had the character of being plunderers and assassins, but excused their depredations by pretending that the whole country were at war with them. Had we not been with the prince, we dared not have trusted to their hospitality. They appeared the poorest people we had yet seen. Both sexes were clad in rags, and the children to the age of seven were tous nude. They possessed a few sheep and goats, and a good supply of grapes, which they had preserved all the winter...".[11]

The online edition of the Dehkhoda Dictionary, quoting Iranian Army files,[12] reports a population of 396 people in late 1940s.[13] The village was infamous for having a branch of Royal Gendarme, which was tasked with conscripting soldiers. In the wake of White Revolution (early 1960s) a clan of Mohammad Khanlu tribe, comprising 60 households, used Khomarlu as their winter quarters.[14]

Just after the revolution, revolutionary institutions, such as Friday Prayer office, were set office in the village. In 1988 the notary branch of the district moved from Abbasabad to Khomarlu and added to the importance of the village. In 1999, Khomarlu was declared a town by the decree of central government.[15] The construction of Khoda Afarin Dam in the vicinity of the village was a turning point in the development of the village and transforming it to a town.

The most important landmark near the town is a pair of historical bridges, known as Khoda Afarin Bridges. One bridge is in ruins but the other with a length of 160 m is still usable by pedestrians.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Khomārlū[5]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 September 2024). "Khumarlu, بخش مرکزی [Central District], Khoda Afarin County, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  2. ^ "525M+M46 Khomarlu, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (20 May 1998) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1377/02/30 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تبدیل روستای خمارلو مرکز بخش خداآفرین از توابع شهرستان کلیبر استان آذربایجان شرقی به شهر خمارلو [‌Transforming the village of Khomarlu, the center of Khoda Afarin District, from the functions of Kaleybar County, East Azerbaijan province, to the city of Khomarlu]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 22979577-279F-46FF-A48B-B483E36B37A9. شماره دوره [Course number] 77. Archived from the original on 13 September 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Khomarlu can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3071131" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  6. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (28 November 2010) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1389/09/07 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در خصوص تقسيمات كشوري در شهرستان كليبر [‌Approval letter regarding national divisions in Kaleybar County]. 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 1/4/42/111195 [Proposal Number 1/4/42/111195]. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  7. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (9 August 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/05/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 30 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان اهر تابع استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Creation and formation of 30 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Ahar County under East Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 1F7402E2-5CAC-4D1B-B0FF-D19D6D096C79. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 11. Archived from the original on 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  8. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  9. ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان آذربایجان شرقی به مرکزیت شهر تبریز [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of East Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Tabriz]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. یب‌نامه‌شماره .93808ت907 [Resolution No. 93808T907]. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Robert Mignan, A Winter Journey Through Russia, the Caucasian Alps, and Georgia: Thence ..., Vol. 1, 1839, London, p. 130
  12. ^ فرهنگ جغرافیایی ایران، آبادیها، زیر نظر حسینعلی رزم آرا، تهران: سازمان جغرافیایی کشور، 1329، ج 4
  13. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ^ P. Oberling, “The Tribes of Qarāca Dāġ,” Oriens 17, 1964, p. 69
  15. ^ "مرکز پژوهشها - تبدیل روستای خمارلو مرکز بخش خداآفرین از توابع شهرستان کلیبر استان آذربایجان شرقی به شهر خمارلو". Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2014.