Mafruz Lu

Mafruz Lu
مفروضلو
village
Mafruz Lu
Coordinates: 39°08′06″N 46°51′41″E / 39.13500°N 46.86139°E / 39.13500; 46.86139Coordinates: 39°08′06″N 46°51′41″E / 39.13500°N 46.86139°E / 39.13500; 46.86139
Country  Iran
Province East Azerbaijan
County Khoda Afarin
Bakhsh Minjavan
Rural District Minjavan-e Sharqi
Population (2006)
  Total 290
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
  Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Mafruz Lu (Persian: مفروضلو, also Romanized as Mafrūẕ Lū and Mafrūẕlū; also known as Khavalu, Khaveh Lū, and Māhbūzlū)[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 290, in 76 families.[2]

In the wake of White Revolution (early 1960s) a clan of Mohammad Khanlu tribe, comprising 35 households, used Mafruzlu as their winter quarters. [3]

References

  1. Mafruz Lu can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3073370" 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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