Yeznabad
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Yeznabad
Persian: یزنآباد | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Yeznabad | |
| Coordinates: 38°23′55″N 48°20′27″E / 38.39861°N 48.34083°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Ardabil |
| County | Namin |
| District | Central |
| Rural District | Dowlatabad |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 688 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Yeznabad (Persian: يزن اباد)[a] is a village in Dowlatabad Rural District[4] of the Central District in Namin County, Ardabil province, Iran. Farming is the main occupation of the village.[citation needed]
The name of the village is probably derived from the Azerbaijani words yezna (meaning groom) and abad (meaning city).[citation needed]
Demographics
Language
People speak Azerbaijani in Yeznabad.[citation needed]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,041 in 208 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 985 people in 269 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 688 people in 184 households.[2] In recent years, the population of the village has drastically decreased due to immigration to bigger cities.[citation needed]
