Qarah Qeshlaq () is a village in, and the capital of,
Lakestan Rural District
Lakestan Rural District () is in the Central District of Salmas County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran
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of the
Central District of
Salmas County
Salmas County () is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Salmas.
Demographics Ethnicity
The county is populated largely by Kurds and a smaller minority of Azerbaijanis. Also a few hundred Assyrians live in the dis ...
,
West Azerbaijan
West Azerbaijan province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, provinces of Iran, whose capital and largest city is Urmia.
It is in the Azerbaijan (Iran), northwest of the country, bordered by Turkey (Ağrı Province, Ağrı, Hakkâri Pr ...
province,
Iran
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.
The previous capital of the rural district was the village of
Soltan Ahmad
Soltan Ahmad () is a village in, and the former capital of, Lakestan Rural District of the Central District of Salmas County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran
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.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,126 in 552 households.
The following census in 2011 counted 2,256 people in 628 households.
The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,040 people in 647 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.
See also
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References
Populated places in Salmas County
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