Aq Manar

For the administrative division, see Aq Manar District.

Aq Manar Persian: اق منار
Village
Aq Manar
Coordinates: 37°10′18″N 46°15′14″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Malekan
District	Aq Manar
Rural District	Gavdul-e Sharqi
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,573
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Aq Manar (Persian: اق منار),[a] is a village in, and the former capital of, Gavdul-e Sharqi Rural District[4] of Aq Manar District of Malekan County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as the capital of the district. The capital of the rural district has been transferred to the village of Idahluy-e Bozorg.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,461 in 328 households, when it was in the Central District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,669 people in 382 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,573 people in 514 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

After the census, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Aq Manar District.[5]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Āq Manār and Āqmanār[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (4 September 2024). "Aq Manar, Malekan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 September 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Aq Manar can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3813032" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2023) [Approved 18 May 1366]. Creation and formation of 13 rural districts in Maragheh County under East Azerbaijan province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 110516/T674. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
5. Mokhbar, Mohammad (c. 2023) [Approved 13 February 1402]. Changes in country divisions of Malekan and Leylan Counties of East Azerbaijan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 141670. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): East Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.