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Lahrud
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Iran
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Province
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Ardabil
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County
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Meshgin Shahr
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Meshgin-e Sharqi District ( fa, بخش مشگین شرقی) is in
Meshgin Shahr County,
Ardabil 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 ...
. Its capital is the city of
Lahrud
Lahrud ( fa, لاهرود, also Romanized as Lāhrūd; formerly, Lari ( fa, لاری), also Romanized as Lārī; formerly also, Serahi ( fa, سِراهی), also Romanized as Serāhī and Seh Rāhī) is a city in and capital of Meshgin-e Shar ...
.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 17,627 in 4,467 households.
The following census in 2011 counted 14,322 people in 4,343 households,
by which time the village of
Fakhrabad had been elevated to the status of a city.
The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 12,663 inhabitants living in 4,479 households.
Administrative divisions
See also
References
Districts of Ardabil province
Populated places in Meshgin Shahr County
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