Minjavan-e Gharbi Rural District
Persian: دهستان منجوان غربی
Rural District
Wild roses cover abandoned houses in Abbasabad, 2009
Wild roses cover abandoned houses in Abbasabad, 2009
Minjavan-e Gharbi Rural District is located in Iran
Minjavan-e Gharbi Rural District
Minjavan-e Gharbi Rural District
Coordinates: 38°54′04″N 46°44′56″E / 38.90111°N 46.74889°E / 38.90111; 46.74889[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyKhoda Afarin
DistrictMinjavan
CapitalAsheqlu
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total4,094
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Abbasabad (2014). The construction of modern houses heralds the unexpected resurrection of the rural district.

Minjavan-e Gharbi Rural District (Persian: دهستان منجوان غربی)[3] is in Minjavan District of Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.[4] Its capital is the village of Asheqlu.[5]

At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the former Khoda Afarin District of Kaleybar County) was 4,378 in 931 households.[6] There were 4,214 inhabitants in 1,063 households at the following census of 2011,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Khoda Afarin County.[4] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 4,094 in 1,282 households. The largest of its 42 villages was Asheqlu, with 534 people.[2] There is a significant decline in the population, which is a reflection of a general trend in the Arasbaran region due to the lack of jobs.

History

In the wake of White Revolution (early 1960s) many clans of Mohammad Khanlu Tribe used the north part of the district as their winter quarters. The tribe's summer quarters were located in the mountains of the southern part, which include prime pastures.[8] The district's population was in steady decline since the launch of land reform policies in the early 1960s. By 2000 some villages, for instance Garmanab, were already abandoned. Some expatriates, working as painters in Tehran, returned and built summer residences. At present the district is witnessing an unprecedented construction boom, a fact that can be easily noticed by comparing the included photos, both taken from Abbasabad respectively in 2009 and 2014.

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (3 April 2023). "Minjavan-e Gharbi Rural District (Khoda Afarin 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. ↑ Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
  4. 1 2 Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (7 September 1389). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Kaleybar County". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  5. ↑ Mousavi, Mirhossein (18 May 1366). "Creation and formation of 30 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Ahar County under East Azerbaijan province". Islamic Council Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 26 October 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ P. Oberling, “The Tribes of Qarāca Dāġ,” Oriens 17, 1964, pp. 60–95
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