Markid
Persian: مركيد
Village
Markid is located in Iran
Markid
Markid
Coordinates: 38°29′56″N 45°37′37″E / 38.49889°N 45.62694°E / 38.49889; 45.62694[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyMarand
DistrictYamchi
Rural DistrictZolbin
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total3,104
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Markid (Persian: مركيد, also Romanized as Markīd; also known as Marchit, Margīd, Margīeh, Margīt, Markīt, and Morkīt)[3] is a village in Zolbin Rural District of Yamchi District, Marand County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 2,735 in 701 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 2,987 people in 888 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,104 people in 954 households; it was the largest village in its rural district.[2]

Etymology

According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name "Margid" is derived from the historical Mongol tribe of Merkit.[6]: 77 

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 April 2023). "Markid, Marand County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 4 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. ↑ Markid can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3777508" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ Minorsky, Vladimir (1957). "Mongol Place-Names in Mukri Kurdistan". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 19 (1): 58–81. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
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