Alni
Persian: الني
City
Alni is located in Iran
Alni
Alni
Coordinates: 38°26′21″N 47°43′44″E / 38.43917°N 47.72889°E / 38.43917; 47.72889[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceArdabil
CountyMeshgin Shahr
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictMeshgin-e Sharqi
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total3,739
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Alni (Persian: الني, also Romanized as Ālnī; also known as ‘Ali, Āllī, and Elī)[3] is a city in the Central District of Meshgin Shahr County, Ardabil province, Iran, and serves as the administrative center for Meshgin-e Sharqi Rural District.[4]

At the 2006 census, its population was 2,945 in 755 households, when it was a village in Meshgin-e Sharqi Rural District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 3,303 people in 991 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,739 people in 1,197 households; it was the largest village in its rural district.[2]

After the census, the village of Alni was elevated to the status of a city.[7]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (28 March 2023). "Alni, Meshgin Shahr County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 24. Archived from the original (Excel) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Alni can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3052816" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ↑ Mousavi, Mirhossein (18 May 1366). "Creation and formation of 10 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Meshgin Shahr County under East Azerbaijan province". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 24. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 24. Archived from the original (Excel) on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "With the approval of the government board Arallu and Alni villages became cities". IRIB News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. 17 July 2019. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
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