Aliabad, Kaleybar

Aliabad
علي اباد
village

Village view (2013)
Aliabad
Coordinates: 38°50′40″N 46°55′48″E / 38.84444°N 46.93000°E / 38.84444; 46.93000Coordinates: 38°50′40″N 46°55′48″E / 38.84444°N 46.93000°E / 38.84444; 46.93000
Country  Iran
Province East Azerbaijan
County Kaleybar
Bakhsh Central
Rural District Misheh Pareh
Population (2006)
  Total 41
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
  Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Aliabad (Persian: علی‌آباد, also Romanized as ‘Alīābād)[1] is a village in Misheh Pareh Rural District, in the Central District of Kaleybar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 41, in 9 families.[2]

Situation

The online edition of the Dehkhoda Dictionary, quoting Iranian Army files,[3] reports a population of 173 people in late 1940s.[4] According to a more recent statistics the population is 35 people in 16 families.[5]

There is a hazelnut forest on the village territory, along the paved road connecting Aghuyeh and Oskelu villages. In addition, a resting area has been built near the village on the Mikandi valley. As a result, Aliabad is one of the most beautiful areas of Arasbaran region.

The grasslands on the village mountains are the summer quarter of Mohammad Khanlu tribe.

References

  1. Aliabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3052552" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  3. فرهنگ جغرافیایی ایران، آبادیها، زیر نظر حسینعلی رزم آرا، تهران: سازمان جغرافیایی کشور، 1329، ج 4 ص )
  4. http://www.loghatnaameh.org/dehkhodaworddetail-e824317ff28c42289302435ef448282f-fa.html
  5. http://www.ostan-as.gov.ir/uploads/2/CMS/user/file/702/%D8%A2%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A.pdf
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