Arbatan, Marand

Arbatan
Persian: ارباتان
Village
Arbatan
Coordinates: 38°29′01″N 45°43′03″E / 38.48361°N 45.71750°E / 38.48361; 45.71750[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyMarand
DistrictYamchi
Rural DistrictZu ol Bin
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
1,563
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Arbatan (Persian: ارباتان)[a] is a village in Zu ol Bin Rural District of Yamchi District in Marand County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.

Etymology

According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name "Arbatan" is derived from the Mongolian language and means "chief of ten men".[4]: 76 

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,582 in 336 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,468 people in 395 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,563 people in 468 households.[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Arbaţān[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (23 March 2025). "Arbatan, Marand County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Arbatan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3053558" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Minorsky, Vladimir (1957). "Mongol Place-Names in Mukri Kurdistan". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 19 (1): 58–81. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  5. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): East Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.