Kuran, East Azerbaijan

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]

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

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 524 in 114 households, when it was in 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 Hurand District was separated to form Hurand County,[7] the former Chahardangeh Rural District was made a district and divided into two rural districts.[4]

References

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (3 April 2023). "Kuran, Hurand County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  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. "Approving the reform of country divisions in East Azerbaijan". Borna News (in Persian). 13 August 2017. Retrieved 16 February 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)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. "With the opening of the governorship, Hurand became the 21st county of East Azerbaijan". Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2023.


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