Avajiq

"Arab Dizaj" redirects here. For the nearby village of that name, see Arab Dizaji.

For the administrative divisions, see Avajiq-e Jonubi Rural District and Avajiq-e Shomali Rural District.

Avajiq (Persian: آواجيق)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Dashtaki District of Chaldoran County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.^[5] The city of Avajiq is near the Turkish border, some 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of the town of Doğubeyazıt in Turkey. It is the westernmost city in Iran.

Avajiq Persian: آواجيق
City
Avajiq
Coordinates: 39°19′57″N 44°09′17″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Chaldoran
District	Dashtaki
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,663
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

History

Avajiq was formerly the seat of the Iran "Warden of the Marches" for the Turkish border.^[6]

Demographics

Ethnicity

It is populated by Azerbaijanis.^[7]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 1,649 in 377 households.^[8] The following census in 2011 counted 1,516 people in 419 households.^[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,663 people in 486 households.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Formerly Arab Dizaj (عرب دیزج), also romanized as ‘Arab Dīzaj, and ‘Arab-e Dīzaj; also known as Arāb Dizeh, ‘Arab-e Dīzehsī, and ‘Arab Dizehsī;^[3] also formerly Kelisa Kandi (کلیسا کندی); Azerbaijani: Avacıq^[4]