Meykhosh

Meykhosh
Persian: ميخوش
Village
Meykhosh is located in Iran
Meykhosh
Meykhosh
Coordinates: 38°59′40″N 48°16′42″E / 38.99444°N 48.27833°E / 38.99444; 48.27833[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceArdabil
CountyGermi
DistrictMuran
Rural DistrictOjarud-e Sharqi
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
90
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Meykhosh (Persian: ميخوش)[a] is a village in Ojarud-e Sharqi Rural District[5] of Muran District in Germi County,[b] Ardabil province, Iran.

Meykhosh is about 4 km south of Zahra, the capital of Muran District. Zahra is 30 km east of Germi. Meykhosh and Zahra are close (one km) to the border of Azerbaijan.

Demographics

Language

The village's inhabitants speak Azerbaijani.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 163 in 33 households.[6] The following census in 2011 recorded 119 people in 33 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the village's population at 90 people in 28 households.[3]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Meykhowsh and Meykhvosh; also known as Markhash and Sīkhowsh; Azerbaijani: Muxuş[4]
  2. ^ Formerly Moghan County

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (19 May 2025). "علی وردیلو, جنگان, دهستان اجارودشرقی, بخش موران [Ali Verdilu, Jangan, Ojarud-e Sharqi Rural District, Muran District], Germi County, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  2. ^ "X7VH+Q8G Meykhosh, Ardabil Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  3. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان اردبیل [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Ardabil Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  4. ^ Meykhvosh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "112150" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (9 August 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/05/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 13 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان مغان تابع استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Creation and formation of 13 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Moghan County under East Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 519A4A8A-9894-4AA8-BDC0-B77F45FBF8F6. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 13. Archived from the original on 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  6. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان اردبیل [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Ardabil Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  7. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان اردبیل [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Ardabil Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2025.