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, Dashtak District in Chaldoran County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.^[6] The village of Kelisa Kandi was converted to a city in 2002^[3] and 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][2]
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Chaldoran
District	Dashtak
Established as a city	2002[3]
Population  (2016)[4]
• 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.^[7]

Demographics

Ethnicity

It is populated by Azerbaijanis.^[8]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 1,649 in 377 households.^[9] The following census in 2011 counted 1,516 people in 419 households.^[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,663 people in 486 households.^[4]

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;^[5] also formerly Kelisa Kandi (کلیسا کندی); Azerbaijani: Avacıq^[3]