Safarlu

Safarlu
صفرلو
village
Safarlu
Coordinates: 39°11′47″N 47°03′43″E / 39.19639°N 47.06194°E / 39.19639; 47.06194Coordinates: 39°11′47″N 47°03′43″E / 39.19639°N 47.06194°E / 39.19639; 47.06194
Country  Iran
Province East Azerbaijan
County Khoda Afarin
Bakhsh Central
Rural District Keyvan
Population (2006)
  Total 298
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
  Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Safarlu (Persian: صفرلو, also Romanized as Şafarlū)[1] is a village in Keyvan Rural District, in the Central District of Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 298, in 72 families.[2]

In the wake of White Revolution (early 1960s) a clan of Mohammad Khanlu tribe, comprising 55 households, used Safarlu as their winter quarters. [3]

References

  1. Safarlu can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3081783" 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. P. Oberling, “The Tribes of Qarāca Dāġ,” Oriens 17, 1964, p. 69
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