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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 Turkmeni ...
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Province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...
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West Azerbaijan
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County
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...
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Miandoab
Miandoab ( fa, مياندوآب) is a city and capital of Miandoab County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2012 census, its population was 135,880, in 38,704 families.
Demographics
Miandoab is largely populated by Azerbaijanis. Geography ...
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Baktash
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Baktash ( fa, بکتاش) is a city in, and the capital of,
Baktash District
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Miandoab County
Miandoab County ( fa, شهرستان میاندوآب) is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Miandoab. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 245,153 in 59,998 households. The following census ...
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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 ...
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It was previously the capital of
Zarrineh Rud Rural District.
The capital of the rural district ha been transferred to the village of
Satelmish-e Mohammadlu
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Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Baktash's population was 3,198 in 756 households, when it was a village in Zarrineh Rud Rural District of the
Central District.
The following census in 2011 counted 3,525 people in 984 households.
The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,523 people in 1,065 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.
In May 2020, the rural district was separated from the district in the establishment of Baktash District, which was divided into two rural districts.
In February 2021, the village of Baktash was elevated to the status of a city.
See also
Notes
References
Cities in West Azerbaijan province
Populated places in Miandoab County
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