Shojaabad, East Azerbaijan

Shojaabad (Persian: شجاع‌آباد, also Romanized as Shojā‘ābād)[1] is a village in Misheh Pareh Rural District, in the Central District of Kaleybar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 73, in 21 families.[2]

Shojaabad
شجاع‌آباد
village
Village view in July 2013
Village view in July 2013
Shojaabad is located in Iran
Shojaabad
Shojaabad
Coordinates: 38°51′47″N 46°57′54″E
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyKaleybar
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictMisheh Pareh
Population
 (2006)
  Total73
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Situation

Online edition of the Dehkhoda Dictionary, quoting Iranian Army files,[3] reports a population of 67 people in late 1940s.[4] At the 2006 census, its population was 73, in 21 families.[2] According to a more recent statistics (2012) the population is 80 people in 22 families.[5]

Due to the proximity to Babak Fort the village is already experiencing a rapid growth.

References

  1. Shojaabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3829422" 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.
  3. فرهنگ جغرافیایی ایران، آبادیها، زیر نظر حسینعلی رزم آرا، تهران: سازمان جغرافیایی کشور، 1329، ج 4
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2014-03-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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