Khomarlu

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39°08′56″N 47°02′05″E / 39.14889°N 47.03472°E / 39.14889; 47.03472

One of the historical Khoda Afarin Bridges
Khoda Afarin Dam at the final phase of construction

Khomarlu (خمارلو; also Romanized as Khomārlū)[1] is a city in and the capital of Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,222, in 334 families.[2] In the wake of White Revolution (early 1960s) a clan of Mohammad Khanlu tribe, comprising 60 households, used Khomarlu as their winter quarters. [3]

Before the Islamic revolution, Khomarlu was a mid size village with 396 inhabitants,[4] and infamous in the area for having a branch of Royal Gendarme.

Just after the revolution, revolutionary institutions, such as Friday Prayer office, were set office in the village. In 1988 the notary branch of the district moved from Abbasabad to Khomarlu and added to the importance of the village. The construction of Khoda Afarin Dam in the vicinity of the village was a turning point in the development of the village and transforming it to a town.

The most important landmark near the town is a pair of historical bridges, known as Khoda Afarin Bridges. One bridge is in ruins but the other with a length of 160 m is still usable by pedestrians.

References

  1. ↑ Khomarlu can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3071131" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11. 
  3. ↑ P. Oberling, “The Tribes of Qarāca Dāġ,” Oriens 17, 1964, p. 69
  4. ↑ http://www.loghatnaameh.org/dehkhodaworddetail-788eb09b6f0846ce8227ba2a4d071158-fa.html
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