Malekan (
Romanize
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d as Malekān; formerly, Malik Kandi (ترکی آذربایجانی: مَلِك كَندی), also Romanized as Malek Kandī and Malikkand)
is a city in the
Central District of
Malekan County
Malekan County ( fa, شهرستان ملکان) is located in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Malekan
Malekan (Romanized as Malekān; formerly, Malik Kandi (ترکی آذربایجانی: مَلِك كَندی ...
,
East Azerbaijan
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 Armenia ...
province,
Iran
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, and serves as capital of the county. At the 2006 census, its population was 23,989 in 6,356 households.
The following census in 2011 counted 25,312 people in 7,284 households.
The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 27,431 people in 8,467 households.
References
Malekan County
Cities in East Azerbaijan Province
Populated places in East Azerbaijan Province
Populated places in Malekan County
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