Meshgin Shahr County

County in Ardabil province, Iran

For the city, see Meshginshahr. For the administrative divisions, see Meshgin-e Sharqi District and Meshgin-e Sharqi Rural District. For for places with a similar name, see Meshkin.

County in Ardabil, Iran

Meshgin Shahr County

Persian: شهرستان مشگين شهر

County

Location of Meshgin Shahr County in Ardabil province (center, purple)

Location of Ardabil province in Iran

Coordinates: 38°33′N 47°43′E﻿ / ﻿38.550°N 47.717°E﻿ / 38.550; 47.717[1]
Country| Iran
Province| Ardabil
Capital| Meshginshahr
Districts| Central, Arshaq, Meshgin-e Sharqi, Moradlu, Qosabeh
Area

• Total| 3,825 km2 (1,477 sq mi)
Population

(2016)[2]

• Total| 149,941
• Density| 39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Meshgin Shahr County at GEOnet Names Server

Meshgin Shahr County (Persian: شهرستان مشگين شهر) is in Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Meshginshahr.[3]

## History

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Before the 20th century, Meshgin Shahr County had no urban center of any kind, the people having been mainly nomadic and tribal.[4]

After the 2006 National Census, the villages of Fakhrabad[5] and Moradlu[6] were elevated to city status.

In 2012, Meshgin-e Gharbi and Shaban Rural Districts were separated from the Central District in the formation of Qosabeh District. The village of Qosabeh was elevated to the status of a city.[7]

In 2019, the village of Alni was elevated to the status of a city.[8]

## Demographics

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### Population

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At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 156,141 in 36,470 households.[9] The following census in 2011 counted 151,156 people in 40,954 households.[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 149,941 in 45,999 households.[2]

### Administrative divisions

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Meshgin Shahr County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Meshgin Shahr County Population  Administrative Divisions | 2006[9] | 2011[10] | 2016[2]

|
|
|

Central District | 112,128 | 114,726 | 107,557
Dasht RD | 19,750 | 18,662 | 23,699
Meshgin-e Gharbi RD | 15,277 | 14,185 |
Meshgin-e Sharqi RD | 10,335 | 10,624 | 9,749
Shaban RD | 5,470 | 4,372 |
Alni (city)[a] |  |  |
Meshginshahr (city) | 61,296 | 66,883 | 74,109
Arshaq District | 12,636 | 10,364 | 10,296
Arshaq-e Markazi RD | 5,215 | 4,083 | 4,478
Arshaq-e Shomali RD | 5,672 | 4,664 | 4,237
Razey (city) | 1,749 | 1,617 | 1,581
Meshgin-e Sharqi District | 17,627 | 14,322 | 12,663
Lahrud RD | 5,630 | 3,928 | 4,329
Naqdi RD | 3,582 | 2,741 | 1,949
Qarah Su RD | 5,454 | 3,956 | 3,237
Fakhrabad (city) |  | 1,114 | 999
Lahrud (city) | 2,961 | 2,583 | 2,149
Moradlu District | 13,750 | 11,744 | 10,032
Arshaq-e Gharbi RD | 7,741 | 6,137 | 5,157
Salavat RD | 2,516 | 1,946 | 1,785
Yaft RD | 3,493 | 2,900 | 2,419
Moradlu (city) |  | 761 | 671
Qosabeh District |  |  | 9,393
Meshgin-e Gharbi RD |  |  | 3,904
Shaban RD |  |  | 3,394
Qosabeh (city) |  |  | 2,095
Total | 156,141 | 151,156 | 149,941
RD = Rural District

## See also

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Media related to Meshginshahr County at Wikimedia Commons

## Notes

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1. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[8]

## References

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1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (23 August 2024). "Meshgin Shahr County" (Map). openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap) (in Persian). Retrieved 23 August 2024.
2. ^ a b c Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Ardabil Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2021) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of East Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Tabriz. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Resolution 93808/T907. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2024 - via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
4. ^ Tapper, Richard (Richard Lionel) (1997). Frontier nomads of Iran : a political and social history of the Shahsevan. Internet Archive. Cambridge, U.K. ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press. p. 143\. ISBN 978-0-521-58336-7.
5. ^ Davodi, Parviz (3 May 2016) [Approved March 1386]. Approval letter regarding the transformation of Fakhrabad village into a city. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 70433/T35256H. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023 - via Lam ta Kam.
6. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2023) [Approved 30 September 1389]. Approval letter regarding the conversion of Moradlu village, the center of Moradlu District, in Meshgin Shahr County, Ardabil province, into a city. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 217569/T40400K. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023 - via Lam ta Kam.
7. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (6 March 2012). "Three new cities were added to the map of the country's divisions; with some changes in the geography of the two provinces of the country". dolat.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2023 - via Secretariat of the Government Information Council.
8. ^ a b "With the approval of the government board Arallu and Alni villages became cities". iribnews.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. 17 July 2019. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2023 - via Sada and Sima News Agency.
9. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Ardabil Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
10. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Ardabil Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 - via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.

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* Meshgin Shahr
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Meshgin Shahr County

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* Meshgin Shahr

Districts|

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Rural Districts
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| Dasht|

* Aq Bolagh
* Arablu
* Barezil
* Dastgir
* Dust Beyglu
* Jabdaraq
* Khorramabad
* Kujanaq
* Movil
* Nasirabad
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* Qarah Gol
* Qurt Tappeh
* Saheb Divan
* Sarikhanlu
* Tobnaq
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Meshgin-e Gharbi
(West Meshgin)|

* Ahmad Beyglu
* Ahmadabad
* Aluch
* Andazaq
* Asrabad
* Balu Qayah
* Bolus
* Gellar-e Mohammad Hasan
* Habash
* Hiq
* Jamalabad
* Khanjar
* Khvorshidabad
* Majandeh
* Mazraeh-ye Khalaf
* Mir Kandi
* Qerkh Bolagh
* Qosabeh
* Sachlu
* Seyyed Kandi
* Tazeh Kand-e Yuzbashi
* Ur
* Zir Zamin

Meshgin-e Sharqi
(East Meshgin)|

* Ali Mohammadlu
* Alni
* Aq Daraq
* Ballujeh Mirak
* Baris
* Bijaq
* Dowlatabad
* Ebrahim Kandi
* Gellar-e Mohammad Taqi
* Hajjilu
* Hasanabad
* Jafarabad
* Kur Bolagh
* Nasrabad
* Qeshlaq-e Tang
* Sarbanlar
* Savareh
* Tak Dam

Shaban|

* Ahl-e Iman
* Alamdar
* Anzan
* Aq Divar
* Aqchehlu
* Atashgah-e Jadid
* Dagh Kandi-ye Olya
* Ganduz
* Kalanpa
* Kalhor
* Karkasheh
* Kazemabad
* Khankandi
* Kuh Kenar
* Mazraeh-ye Jahan
* Mizan
* Niaz Sui
* Pashalu
* Qinarjeh
* Doshanlu
* Sati-ye Olya
* Sati-ye Sofla
* Sati-ye Vosta
* Savojbolagh
* Shabanlu
* Shamsabad
* Sheykhlar
* Tazeh Kand-e Hajji Khan
* Yengejeh

Arshaq|

| Cities|

* Razi

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Rural Districts
and villages|

| Arshaq-e Markazi
(Central Arshaq)|

* Agh Bad-e Gaduk
* Agh Bolagh-e Olya
* Agh Bolagh-e Sofla
* Agh Davahlu-ye Olya
* Ali Shansuyi
* Alikaran
* Amir Kandi
* Aqa Beyglu
* Aqa Morad
* Asadabad
* At Tutan
* Balut Kandi
* Barkchay
* Chanbalu Qeshlaq
* Chebenlu
* Chupan Qeshlaqi
* Dam Qoli
* Gachi Bolaghi-ye Sofla
* Haft Cheshmeh
* Hasanlu
* Heydarabad
* Hoseyn Khan Kandi
* Jabbarlu
* Karamlu
* Kazemlu
* Khalifehlu
* Kharabeh Razi
* Lengehbiz
* Mir Hoseynlu
* Mohammadlu
* Nasir Kandi
* Pir Alilu
* Post Kandi
* Qanlu Bolagh
* Qarahlu
* Qasem Kandi
* Qeshlaq-e Ali Shansuyi
* Qeshlaq-e Mohammad Qoli
* Qoli Beyglu
* Qurlu
* Rahim Beyglui-ye Olya
* Rahim Beyglui-ye Sofla
* Saadat Bolaghi
* Seyyed Beyglu
* Sobhanlu
* Sohrablu
* Taqcheh Dash
* Tarhamabad
* Zakilu

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Arshaq-e Shomali
(North Arshaq)|

* Abbas Kandi
* Ali Kahrizi
* Aq Qasemlu
* Darreh Beyglu
* Davahchi-ye Olya
* Eynallah Kandi
* Hajji Seyflu
* Hammamlu
* Khalifeh Davud
* Kharabeh-ye Qaderlu
* Koli-ye Olya
* Koli-ye Sofla
* Ojaq Qeshlaqi
* Omidcheh
* Olmai-ye Olya
* Olmai-ye Sofla
* Qarahchi-ye Olya
* Qarahchi-ye Sofla
* Qareh Malham
* Qowsheh-ye Olya
* Qowsheh-ye Sofla
* Sheykh Azimlu
* Shurgol

Meshgin-e Sharqi|

| Cities|

* Lahrud

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Rural Districts
and villages|

| Lahrud|

* Alardeh
* Babian
* Beneh Lar
* Dash Kasan
* Gol Cheshmeh
* Jalayer
* Kangarlu
* Lal Ganj
* Lanjabad
* Onar
* Qarah Qayah
* Shater Gonbadi

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Naqdi|

* Aghcheh Qeshlaq
* Arbab Kandi
* Chenaq Bolagh
* Dash Bolaghi
* Jamush Olan-e Olya
* Jamush Olan-e Sofla
* Mesdaraq
* Naqdi-ye Olya
* Naqdi-ye Sofla
* Pirazmeyan
* Qilpenlui-ye Olya
* Qilpenlui-ye Sofla
* Shahab ol Din
* Shush Bolagh

Qarah Su|

* Aliabad
* Arjaq
* Chapaqan
* Dadeh Beyglu
* Fakhrabad
* Kavich
* Lehaq
* Lombar
* Mir Alilu
* Qaderlu
* Sheykhlu

Moradlu|

| Cities|

* none

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Rural Districts
and villages|

| Arshaq-e Gharbi
(West Arshaq)|

* Abbas Qeshlaqi
* Alachiq Tapahsi
* Ali Kahrizi
* Chakhar Chamani
* Chakhmaq Chukhur
* Cher Cher
* Davahchi-ye Sofla
* Emaratlui-ye Olya
* Gadeh Kahriz
* Galasan Gurasan
* Genlujeh
* Gun Papaq-e Olya
* Guni Kandi
* Incheh
* Jebar Kandi
* Khani Babalu
* Khanom Alilu
* Koleh Digeh
* Mahmudabad
* Mazafa
* Mazraeh-ye Bezaqa
* Mohamandust-e Olya
* Mollalu
* Moradlu
* Niazqoli
* Nuli Bolagh
* Ojaq Qoli Kandi
* Ordukhan Kandi
* Qarah Gol
* Qarah Valilu
* Qari Mazraehsi
* Quldur Kohli
* Qurt Tappeh
* Shamsir
* Sheykh Mohammadlu
* Tak Bolagh-e Arshaq
* Talkan
* Tazeh Kand
* Tumar Darrahsi-ye Olya
* Tumar Darrahsi-ye Sofla
* Yusefkhan Kandi
* Zargar-e Goli Bolaghi

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Salavat|

* Abbasali Kandi
* Dagh Kandi
* Dash Bolaq Kandi
* Dashli Daraq
* Eslam Kandi
* Goli Daraq-e Olya
* Goli Daraq-e Sofla
* Kandeh Kandi
* Keleh Daraq
* Mir Jafarlu
* Mir Qahremanlu
* Mirza Hasan Kandi
* Nasir Kandi
* Salavat
* Sardi
* Sari Qayah

Yaft|

* Akbar Kandi
* Borjelu
* Charchelu
* Dikdaraq
* Gerdeh Gol
* Haram
* Kanchubeh
* Kareh Nab
* Khordeh Qeshlaq
* Mashiran
* Qarah Aghaj
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