Karangan ( fa, كرنگان, also
Romanize
Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, an ...
d as Karangān, Karanagān, and Kerengān; also known as Karanīgān, Karankan, Karingan, Kerenkān, and Kyurengyan) is a village in
Sina Rural District
Sina Rural District ( fa, دهستان سينا) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Central District of Varzaqan County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persi ...
, in the
Central District of
Varzaqan County
Varzaqan County ( fa, شهرستان ورزقان) is located in East 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 ...
,
East Azerbaijan Province
East Azerbaijan Province ( fa, استان آذربایجان شرقی ''Āzarbāijān-e Sharqi''; az-Arab, شرقی آذربایجان اوستانی) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is located in Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armeni ...
,
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 129, in 27 families. People of Karangan are
Tat and they speak
Tati language.
Tati is old language of Azerbaijan (
Old Azeri
Old Azeri (also spelled Adhari, Azeri or Azari) is the extinct Iranian language that was once spoken in the northwestern Iranian historic region of Azerbaijan (Iranian Azerbaijan) before the Turkification of the region. Some linguists believe th ...
).
[The Old Language of Azerbaijan abān-e dīrīn-e Azarbāyǰān Manuchehr Mortazavi.]
References
Towns and villages in Varzaqan County
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