Bakrabad Rural District
Rural district in East Azerbaijan province, Iran
Rural District in East Azerbaijan, Iran
Bakrabad Rural District Persian: دهستان بكرآباد | |
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| 38°39′33″N 46°40′42″E / 38.65917°N 46.67833°E / 38.65917; 46.67833[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | East Azerbaijan |
| County | Varzaqan |
| District | Central |
| Capital | Bakrabad |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,059 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Bakrabad Rural District (Persian: دهستان بكرآباد)[3] is in the Central District of Varzaqan County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.[4] Its capital is the village of Bakrabad.[5]
History
On 19 May 2024, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other government officials were killed in a helicopter crash in this district.[6]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 3,000 in 687 households.[7] There were 2,896 inhabitants in 821 households at the following census of 2011.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 3,059 in 984 households. The most populous of its 21 villages was Bakrabad, with 717 people.[2]
See also
Iran portal
References
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (5 April 2023). "Bakrabad Rural District (Varzaqan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
- ^ Aref, Mohammad Reza. "Approval letter regarding the abstraction of Varzaqan and Kharvana Districts from Ahar County and its transformation into Arsbaran County". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (3 March 1369). "Approval of reforms in the rural areas of East Azerbaijan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ Picheta, Rob; Mahmoodi, Negar; Moshtaghian, Artemis; Qiblawi, Tamara; Tanno, Sophie; and Regan, Helen (20 May 2024). "Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and foreign minister confirmed dead in helicopter crash". CNN. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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- Amir Nezam House
- Arasbaran
- Arg of Tabriz
- Azerbaijan Museum
- Babak Fort
- Bazaar of Tabriz
- Blue Mosque, Tabriz
- Eynali
- Quri-gol
- Haidar Zadeh house
- House of constitution
- Iron Age museum
- Jamee mosque of Tabriz
- Kandovan
- Khodaafarin Bridges
- Maqbaratoshoara
- Maragheh observatory
- Museum of Ostad Bohtouni
- Saint Stepanos Monastery
- Gonbad-e Sorkh
- El-Gölü
- Tabriz Municipality
- Zahhak Castle
- Kiz bridge
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