Arkavin
اركوين
village
Arkavin is located in Iran
Arkavin
Arkavin
Coordinates: 38°59′54″N 44°34′11″E / 38.99833°N 44.56972°E / 38.99833; 44.56972
Country Iran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyChaldoran
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictBaba Jik
Population
 (2006)
  Total122
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Arkavin (Persian: اركوين, also Romanized as Arkavīn)[1] is a village in Baba Jik Rural District, in the Central District of Chaldoran County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 122, in 18 families.[2]

Name

According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name "Arkavin" is derived from the Mongolian name for Christians, erkeün.[3]:76

References

  1. Arkavin can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3767278" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  3. Minorsky, Vladimir (1957). "Mongol Place-Names in Mukri Kurdistan". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 19 (1): 58–81. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
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