Hashemabad, West Azerbaijan

Hashemabad (Persian: هاشم اباد, also Romanized as Hāshemābād; Kurdish: Hêşmava)[1] is a village in Margavar Rural District, Silvaneh District, Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,024, in 184 families.[2]

Hashemabad
هاشم اباد
village
Hashemabad is located in Iran
Hashemabad
Hashemabad
Coordinates: 37°16′49″N 44°53′59″E
Country Iran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyUrmia
BakhshSilvaneh
Rural DistrictMargavar
Population
 (2006)
  Total1,024
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

All the people of the village are Kurds and speak Kurdish. Their main occupation is farming and cattle raising. A river called Barandoz Chay is running by the village. The villagers are Sunni Muslims.

References

  1. Hashemabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3066199" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
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