Efil
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Efil
Persian: افيل | |
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Village | |
  Efil | |
| Coordinates: 38°22′00″N 47°18′39″E / 38.36667°N 47.31083°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | East Azerbaijan |
| County | Ahar |
| District | Fandoqlu |
| Rural District | Qeshlaq |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,733 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Efil (Persian: افيل)[a] is a village in Qeshlaq Rural District[4] of Fandoqlu District in Ahar County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. It is quite isolated, with the nearest major airport 116 km away.[5]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,639 in 376 households, when it was in the Central District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,743 people in 462 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,733 people in 502 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]
In 2018, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Fandoqlu District.[8]
Climate
Efil has a continental Mediterranean climate, with average summer high temperatures of 33 °C, and average winter lows of -4 °C. There is a large range of rainfall, with a wet period in April (52.3mm of rain) and a dry period in August (2.5mm of rain).[9]
