Bajgiran
City in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran
City in Razavi Khorasan, Iran
Bajgiran Persian: باجگيران | |
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| 37°37′17″N 58°25′06″E / 37.62139°N 58.41833°E / 37.62139; 58.41833[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Razavi Khorasan |
| County | Quchan |
| District | Bajgiran |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 594 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Bajgiran at GEOnet Names Server | |
Bajgiran (Persian: باجگيران)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Bajgiran District of Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.[4] On the Iran-Turkmenistan border, it is the site of an official crossing point into Turkmenistan.
Demographics
Ethnicity
Most of its inhabitants are Kormanj Kurds of the Sioukanlu tribe who migrated to this region from eastern Turkey. Bajgiran is located in northwestern Khorasan, and the Kurmanj Kurds were relocated to northwestern Khorasan during the early Safavid dynasty to prevent invasions by Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.[5] The common languages in the city are mostly Kurdish Kormanji and Turkish and Persian are a minority. The religion of all is The Shiites of Twelve Imams.
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 753 in 217 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 406 people in 123 households.[7] TThe 2016 census measured the population of the city as 594 people in 188 households.[2]
See also
Bajgiran travel guide from Wikivoyage
Iran portal
Notes
References
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 May 2023). "Bajgiran, Quchan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Bajgiran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3054866" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "the biggest moving tribe in Khorasan Razavi Province" (PDF).
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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