Movil () is a village in
Dasht Rural District of the
Central District in
Meshgin Shahr County
Meshgin Shahr County () is in Ardabil province, Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Meshginshahr.
History
Before the 20th century, Meshgin Shahr County had no urban center of any kind, the people having been mainly nomadic an ...
,
Ardabil
Ardabil (, ) is a city in northwestern Iran. It is in the Central District (Ardabil County), Central District of Ardabil County, Ardabil province, Ardabil province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.
The ...
province,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
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Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,400 in 302 households.
The following census in 2011 counted 1,532 people in 422 households.
The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,658 people in 491 households.
Etymology
According to
Vladimir Minorsky
Vladimir Fyodorovich Minorsky (; – 25 March 1966) was a White Russian academic, historian, and scholar of Oriental studies, best known for his contributions to the study of history of Iran and the Iranian peoples such as Persians, Lurs, and ...
, the name "Movil" is derived from the
Mongolian
Mongolian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Mongolia, a country in Asia
* Mongolian people, or Mongols
* Bogd Khanate of Mongolia, the government of Mongolia, 1911–1919 and 1921–1924
* Mongolian language
* Mongolian alphabet
* ...
word
moyl', referring to the bird cherry (''
Prunus padus
''Prunus padus'', known as bird cherry, hackberry (unrelated to the genus ''Celtis''), hagberry, or Mayday tree, is a flowering plant in the Rosaceae, rose family. It is a species of cherry, a deciduous small tree or large shrub up to tall. It ...
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See also
Notes
References
Populated places in Meshgin Shahr County
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