Bajgiran

Bajgiran (Persian: باجگيران, also Romanized as Bājgīrān)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Bajgiran District of Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Located on the Iran-Turkmenistan border, it is the site of an official crossing point into Turkmenistan.

For the administrative division, see Bajgiran District. For for other places with the same name, see Bajgiran.
Bajgiran
Persian: باجگيران
City
Bajgiran is located in Iran
Bajgiran
Bajgiran
Coordinates: 37°37′17″N 58°25′06″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyQuchan
DistrictBajgiran
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total594
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Bajgiran at GEOnet Names Server

At the 2006 census, its population was 753 in 217 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 406 people in 123 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 594 people in 188 households.[2]

History

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.[6] 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.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Bajgiran.

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (6 May 2023). "Bajgiran, Quchan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  2. "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.
  3. 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".
  4. "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.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. "the biggest moving tribe in Khorasan Razavi Province" (PDF).
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