Nokhtalu
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Nokhtalu
Persian: نختالو | |
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Village | |
  Nokhtalu | |
| Coordinates: 36°59′27″N 46°41′28″E / 36.99083°N 46.69111°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | West Azerbaijan |
| County | Baruq |
| District | Nokhtalu |
| Rural District | Ajorluy-ye Sharqi |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 127 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Nokhtalu (Persian: نختالو)[a] is a village in, and the former capital of, Ajorluy-ye Sharqi Rural District[4] in Nokhtalu District of Baruq County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of the district. The capital of the rural district has been transferred to the village of Zagheh.[5]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 189 in 38 households, when it was in Baruq Rural District of Baruq District[b] in Miandoab County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 151 people in 36 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 127 people in 38 households.[2]
In 2021, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Baruq County and renamed the Central District. Nokhtalu was transferred to Ajorluy-ye Sharqi Rural District of the new Nokhtalu District.[5]
