Badalabad
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Badalabad
Persian: بدل اباد | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Badalabad | |
| Coordinates: 38°34′16″N 44°55′33″E / 38.57111°N 44.92583°E[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | West Azerbaijan |
| County | Khoy |
| District | Central |
| Rural District | Dizaj |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 9,256 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Badalabad (Persian: بدل اباد)[a] is a village in Dizaj Rural District[5] of the Central District in Khoy County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 6,725 in 1,503 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 8,491 people in 2,203 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 9,256 people in 2,581 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[3]
In literature
The 14th-century author Hamdallah Mustawfi mentioned it in his Nuzhat al-Qulub, as Badhalābād, as one of the "best-known" villages in the Khoy district.[8]
