Mokhur, Chaldoran

For other places with the same name, see Mokhor.

Mokhur (Persian: مخور)^[a] is a village in Chaldoran-e Jonubi Rural District of the Central District of Chaldoran County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.

Mokhur Persian: مخور
Village
Mokhur
Coordinates: 38°54′49″N 44°23′57″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Chaldoran
District	Central
Rural District	Chaldoran-e Jonubi
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,225
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Etymology

According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name Mūkhor is derived from the Mongolian word muqur meaning "obtuse, short."^[4]: 77

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 997 in 162 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,166 people in 246 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,225 people in 274 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Mokhvor; also known as Mokhor^[3]