Khelejan, East Azerbaijan
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Khelejan
Persian: خلجان | |
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Neighborhood | |
  Khelejan | |
| Coordinates: 38°00′41″N 46°10′25″E / 38.01139°N 46.17361°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | East Azerbaijan |
| County | Tabriz |
| District | Central |
| City | Tabriz |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 6,365 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Khelejan (Persian: خلجان)[a] is a neighborhood in the city of Tabriz[4] in the Central District of Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. As a village, it was the capital of Sard-e Sahra Rural District[5] until its capital was transferred to the village of Asenjan.[6]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Khelejan's population was 6,354 in 1,679 households, when it was a village in Sard-e Sahra Rural District.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 6,365 people in 1,892 households.[2] Khelejan was annexed by the city of Tabriz in 2018.[4]
