Argun (, also

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d as Ārgūn; also known as Ārqūn-e ‘Olyā) is a village in

Sarajuy-ye Sharqi Rural District Sarajuy-ye Sharqi Rural District () is in Saraju District of Maragheh County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. It is administered from the city of Khodaju Khodaju () is a city in, and the capital of, Saraju District in Maragheh County ...

Saraju District Saraju District () is in Maragheh County, East Azerbaijan 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 ...

Maragheh County Maragheh County () is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Maragheh Maragheh () is a city in the Central District (Maragheh County), Central District of Maragheh County, East Azerbaijan province, East Azerbaij ...

East Azerbaijan Province East Azerbaijan province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Tabriz. The province is located in Azerbaijan (Iran), Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armenia, the Azerbaijan, Republic of Azerbaijan, Ardabil pro ...

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 ...

. At the 2006 census, its population was 193, in 27 families.

Name

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 of the village 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 * ...

personal name Arghun.

References

Towns and villages in Maragheh County {{Maragheh-geo-stub