Kuran
Persian: كورن
Village
Kuran is located in Iran
Kuran
Kuran
Coordinates: 38°57′12″N 47°26′10″E / 38.95333°N 47.43611°E / 38.95333; 47.43611[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyHurand
DistrictChahardangeh
Rural DistrictChahardangeh-ye Jonubi
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total403
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kuran (Persian: كورن, also Romanized as Kūran; also known as Kahrān)[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Chahardangeh-ye Jonubi Rural District of Chahardangeh District, Hurand County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.[4]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 524 in 114 households, when it was in Dodangeh Rural District of the former Hurand District of Ahar County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 506 people in 147 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 403 people in 135 households.[2]

After the 2016 census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Hurand County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Hurand as its capital and only city.[4]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (3 April 2023). "Kuran, Hurand County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Kuran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3068548" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. 1 2 Jahangiri, Ishaq (6 November 2018). "Approval letter regarding reforms and divisional changes in East Azerbaijan province". Islamic Council Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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