Yaft Rural District

For other places with a similar name, see Yaft.

Yaft Rural District
Persian: دهستان يافت
Rural District
Yaft Rural District is located in Iran
Yaft Rural District
Yaft Rural District
Coordinates: 38°44′59″N 47°33′13″E / 38.74972°N 47.55361°E / 38.74972; 47.55361[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceArdabil
CountyMeshgin Shahr
DistrictMoradlu
CapitalKanchubeh
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
2,419
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Yaft Rural District (Persian: دهستان يافت) is in Moradlu District of Meshgin Shahr County, Ardabil province, Iran.[3] Its capital is the village of Kanchubeh.[4]


Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 3,493 in 544 households.[5] There were 2,900 inhabitants in 710 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 2,419 in 666 households. The most populous of its 14 villages was Mashiran, with 815 people.[2]

In literature

The 14th-century author Hamdallah Mustawfi listed Yāft in his Nuzhat al-Qulub as a forested district comprising about 20 villages.[7] He wrote that it had a warm climate, produced grain and some fruit, and was assessed at a tax value of 4,000 dinars.[7]

See also

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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (23 August 2024). "Yaft Rural District (Meshgin Shahr County)" (Map). openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap) (in Persian). Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Ardabil Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Aref, Mohammad Reza (c. 2022) [Approved 1 July 1380]. Approval letter regarding divisional reforms in Ardabil province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 18867/42/1/4/1. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  4. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (4 August 2019) [Approved 18 May 1366]. Creation and formation of 30 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Ahar County under East Azerbaijan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Notification 115730/T835. Archived from the original on 26 October 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2023 – via Islamic Council Research Center.
  5. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Ardabil 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.
  6. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Ardabil Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  7. ^ a b Hamdallah Mustawfi (1919). Le Strange, Guy (ed.). The Geographical Part of the Nuzhat-al-Qulub. p. 86. Retrieved 10 October 2022.


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