Khalifan
Persian: خلیفان
City
Khalifan is located in Iran
Khalifan
Khalifan
Coordinates: 36°30′26″N 45°47′49″E / 36.50722°N 45.79694°E / 36.50722; 45.79694[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyMahabad
DistrictKhalifan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total749
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Khalifan (Persian: خليفان, also Romanized as Khalīfān)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Khalifan District of Mahabad County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.[4]

At the 2006 census, its population was 425 in 77 households, when it was a village.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 962 people in 128 households, by which time it had been elevated to the status of a city.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 749 people in 119 households.[2]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 March 2023). "Khalifan, Mahabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Khalifan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3070430" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (7 July 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. 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. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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