Torkamanchay

For the administrative subdivisions, see Torkamanchay County and Torkamanchay District.

Torkamanchay (Persian: تركمانچای)^[a] is a city in the Central District^[b] of Torkamanchay County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county^[4] and the district.^[5] It was the administrative center for Barvanan-e Markazi Rural District^[6] until its capital was transferred to the village of Khvajeh Ghias.^[4] A suburb of Mianeh, it is well known for the Treaty of Turkmenchay of 1828.^{[citation needed]}

Torkamanchay Persian: تركمانچای Azerbaijani: Türkmənçay
City
Torkamanchay
Coordinates: 37°34′44″N 47°23′34″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Torkamanchay
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	7,443
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 6,434 in 1,645 households,^[7] when it was in Torkamanchay District^[c] of Mianeh County. The following census in 2011 counted 7,094 people in 1,984 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 7,443 people in 2,366 households.^[2]

In 2024, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Torkamanchay County and renamed the Central District, with Torkamanchay as the new county's capital.^[4]

See also

• Treaty of Turkmenchay
• Treaty of Gulistan

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Notes

1. Also romanized as Torkamān Chāy, Torkamānchāi, Torkamānchāy, Torkmancāy, Turcoman Chie, Turkemanchay, Turkmanchai, Turkmānchāi, and Turkomanchay; also known simply as Torkamān; Azerbaijani: Türkmənçay^[3]
2. Formerly Torkamanchay District of Mianeh County^[4]
3. Renamed the Central District of Torkamanchay County^[4]