Kurazag
كورزق
village
Kurazag is located in Iran
Kurazag
Kurazag
Coordinates: 39°03′55″N 46°48′33″E / 39.06528°N 46.80917°E / 39.06528; 46.80917
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyKhoda Afarin
BakhshMinjavan
Rural DistrictMinjavan-e Sharqi
Population
 (2006)
  Total316
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Kurazag (Persian: كورزق, also Romanized as Kūrzeh and Koorzeh; also known as Kuraza, Kūrehzeh, Kūreh Z̄eq, Kurze, and Kyuryaza)[1] is a village in Minjavan-e Sharqi Rural District, Minjavan District, Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 316, in 63 families.[2]

In the wake of White Revolution (early 1960s) a clan of Mohammad Khanlu tribe, comprising 16 households, used Kurzeh as their winter quarters.[3]

References

  1. Kurzeh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3072544" 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. P. Oberling, “The Tribes of Qarāca Dāġ,” Oriens 17, 1964, p. 69
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