Khalifan, Mahabad
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City in West Azerbaijan province, Iran
City in West Azerbaijan, Iran
Khalifan
Persian: خلیفان | |
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  Khalifan | |
| Coordinates: 36°30′27″N 45°47′50″E / 36.50750°N 45.79722°E / 36.50750; 45.79722[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | West Azerbaijan |
| County | Mahabad |
| District | Khalifan |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 749 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Khalifan (Persian: خليفان)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Khalifan District in Mahabad County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.[5]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Khalifan's population was 425 in 77 households, when it was a village in Kani Bazar Rural District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 962 people in 128 households,[7] by which time the village had been converted to a city.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 749 people in 119 households, the vast majority of whom were Kurds.[3]
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Notes
References
- ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (25 September 2024). "ایل تیمور, دهستان کانی بازار, بخش خلیفان [Il-e Teymur, Kani Bazar Rural District, Khalifan District], Mahabad County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ↑ "GQ4W+XVX Khalifan, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ↑ Khalifan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3070430" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ↑ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان آذربایجان غربی به مرکزیت شهر ارومیه [Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] D6D37EAB-50D7-43D6-B320-D774C01ADE50. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ↑ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (21 November 2010) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1389/08/30 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تبدیل روستای خلیفان مرکز بخش خلیفان از توابع شهرستان مهاباد در استان آذربایجان غربی به شهر [Approval regarding the transformation of the village of Khalifan, the center of Khalifan District of the functions of Mahabad County in West Azerbaijan province, into a city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شماره ابلاغیه 241082/ت42116ک [Notification number 241082/T42116K]. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
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