Abriq

Abriq
ابريق
village
Abriq
Coordinates: 38°33′54″N 46°55′27″E / 38.56500°N 46.92417°E / 38.56500; 46.92417Coordinates: 38°33′54″N 46°55′27″E / 38.56500°N 46.92417°E / 38.56500; 46.92417
Country  Iran
Province East Azerbaijan
County Ahar
Bakhsh Central
Rural District Azghan
Population (2006)
  Total 334
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
  Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Abriq (Persian: ابريق, also Romanized as Abrīq)[1] is a village in Azghan Rural District, in the Central District of Ahar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 334, in 74 families.[2]

In the wake of White Revolution (early 1960s) a clan of Mohammad Khanlu tribe, comprising 35 households, used Ebriq as their winter quarters. [3]

References

  1. Abriq can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3776678" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  3. P. Oberling, “The Tribes of Qarāca Dāġ,” Oriens 17, 1964, p. 69
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