Aliabad (, also

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d as ‘Alīābād) is a village in Misheh Pareh Rural District, in the Central District of

Kaleybar County Kaleybar County () is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kaleybar. History In 2010, Khoda Afarin District was separated from the county in the establishment of Khoda Afarin County. Demographics Population At ...

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. At the 2006 census, its population was 41, in 9 families.

Situation

The online edition of the Dehkhoda Dictionary, quoting Iranian Army files, reports a population of 173 people in late 1940s. According to a more recent statistics the population is 35 people in 16 families. There is a hazelnut forest on the village territory, along the paved road connecting Aghuyeh and Oskelu villages. In addition, a resting area has been built near the village on the

Mikandi Mikandi (, also Romanized as Mīkandī; also known as Makīdī and Myakidi; in ) is a village in Misheh Pareh Rural District, in the Central District of Kaleybar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 184, ...

valley. As a result, Aliabad is one of the most beautiful areas of

Arasbaran Arasbaran (), also known as Qaradagh (; , ; ), is a large mountainous area stretching from the Qūshā Dāgh massif, south of Ahar, to the Aras River in East Azerbaijan province of Iran. The region is confined to Aras Riv ...

region. The grasslands on the village mountains are the summer quarter of

Mohammad Khanlu Mohammad Khanlu (Moḥammad-Ḵānlū) ( محمد خانلو) is one of the six major Tribes of Arasbaran. It is a Turkified Kurdish tribe dwelling for the most part in the Arasbaran region, in East Azerbaijan province of Iran. Its summer quart ...

tribe.

References

Populated places in Kaleybar County Kurdish settlements in East Azerbaijan province {{Kaleybar-geo-stub