Kurzeh

Kurazag
كورزق
village
Kurazag
Coordinates: 39°03′55″N 46°48′33″E / 39.06528°N 46.80917°E / 39.06528; 46.80917Coordinates: 39°03′55″N 46°48′33″E / 39.06528°N 46.80917°E / 39.06528; 46.80917
Country  Iran
Province East Azerbaijan
County Khoda Afarin
Bakhsh Minjavan
Rural District Minjavan-e Sharqi
Population (2006)
 • Total 316
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Kurazag (Persian: كورزق‎‎, also Romanized as Kūrzeh and Koorzeh; also known as Kuraza, Kūrehzeh, Kūreh Z̄eq, Kurze, and Kyuryaza)[1] is a village in Minjavan-e Sharqi Rural District, Minjavan District, Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 316, in 63 families.[2]

In the wake of White Revolution (early 1960s) a clan of Mohammad Khanlu tribe, comprising 16 households, used Kurzeh as their winter quarters. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Kurzeh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3072544" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  3. ↑ P. Oberling, “The Tribes of Qarāca Dāġ,” Oriens 17, 1964, p. 69
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