Dashtaki District
Dashtaki District ( fa, بخش دشتک) is a district (bakhsh) in Chaldoran County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 9,069, in 1,885 families. The District has one city: Avajiq. The District has two rural districts (''dehestan''): Avajiq-e Jonubi Rural District and Avajiq-e Shomali Rural District Avajiq-e Jonubi Rural District ( fa, دهستان آواجيق شمالي) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in Dashtaki District, Chaldoran County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, a .... References Chaldoran County Districts of West Azerbaijan Province {{Chaldoran-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bakhsh
A ( fa, بخش, also romanized as ) is a third-level administrative division of Iran. While sometimes translated as "county," it is more accurately translated as "district," similar to a township in the United States or a district of England. In Iran, the provinces (first-level divisions) (استان, ''ostān'') consist of several counties (second-level divisions) (شهرستان, ''shahrestān''), and the counties consist of one or more districts (third-level divisions) (بخش, ''bakhsh''). A district consists of a combination of cities (شهر ''shahr'') and rural districts (دهستان, ''dehestān'') (fourth-level divisions). The official governor of a district is called a ''bakhshdar'', the head of the ''bakhshdari'' office. Rural districts are a collection of villages and their surrounding lands. One of the cities of the county is named its capital. To better understand such subdivisions, the following table may be helpful. Below is the 2006 structure of Khash ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chaldoran County
Chaldoran County ( fa, شهرستان چالدران) is located in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Siah Cheshmeh, ( fa, سيه چشمه, links=no) or Qara Aineh. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 143,205, in 31,291 households. Retrieved 2 November 2022 At the 2016 census, the county's population was 45,060, in 11,970 households. Chaldoran is one of the tourist areas of West Azerbaijan because of its cold weather in winter and cool in summer. History Chaldoran is the site of the historic Battle of Chaldiran The Battle of Chaldiran ( fa, جنگ چالدران; tr, Çaldıran Savaşı) took place on 23 August 1514 and ended with a decisive victory for the Ottoman Empire over the Safavid Empire. As a result, the Ottomans annexed Eastern Anatolia and ..., which took place in 1514 between the armies of Ottoman Sultan Selim I and Safavid Shah Ismail I on the narrow plain outside of the town. The Ottoman army had the advantage of us ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmenistan to the north, by Afghanistan and Pakistan to the east, and by the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south. It covers an area of , making it the 17th-largest country. Iran has a population of 86 million, making it the 17th-most populous country in the world, and the second-largest in the Middle East. Its largest cities, in descending order, are the capital Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, Karaj, Shiraz, and Tabriz. The country is home to one of the world's oldest civilizations, beginning with the formation of the Elamite kingdoms in the fourth millennium BC. It was first unified by the Medes, an ancient Iranian people, in the seventh century BC, and reached its territorial height in the sixth century BC, when Cyrus the Great fo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Avajiq
Avajiq ( fa, آواجيق; az, Avacıq, Kilsəkəndi; tr, Avacık; formerly, Arab Dizaj (Persian: عرب دیزج), also Romanized as ‘Arab Dīzaj, and ‘Arab-e Dīzaj; also known as Arāb Dizeh, ‘Arab-e Dīzehsī, and ‘Arab Dizehsī) is a city and capital of Dashtaki District, in Chaldoran County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 1,649, in 377 families. It lies near the Turkish border, some south of Doğubeyazıt. It is the westernmost city in Iran. Formerly it was the seat of the Iran "Warden of the Marches" for the Turkish border. This city is populated by Azerbaijani Turks. References External links Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. "`Arab Dizaj Map — Satellite Images of `Ar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rural Districts Of Iran
Dehestan ( fa, دهستان, lit=rural district, also Romanized as "dehestān") is a type of administrative division of Iran. It is above the village and under the bakhsh A ( fa, بخش, also romanized as ) is a third-level administrative division of Iran. While sometimes translated as "county," it is more accurately translated as "district," similar to a township in the United States or a district of En .... , there were 2,400 dehestans in Iran. References Subdivisions of Iran Types of administrative division {{Iran-gov-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Avajiq-e Jonubi Rural District
Avajiq-e Jonubi Rural District ( fa, دهستان آواجيق جنوبي) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in Dashtaki District, Chaldoran County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 4,543, in 883 families. The rural district has 27 villages. References Rural Districts of West Azerbaijan Province Chaldoran County {{Chaldoran-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Avajiq-e Shomali Rural District
Avajiq-e Jonubi Rural District ( fa, دهستان آواجيق شمالي) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in Dashtaki District, Chaldoran County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 2,877, in 625 families. The rural district has 17 villages. References Rural Districts of West Azerbaijan Province Chaldoran County {{Chaldoran-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |