Bajgiran (Persian: باجگيران, also Romanized as Bājgīrān)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Bajgiran District of Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.[4] On the Iran-Turkmenistan border, it is the site of an official crossing point into Turkmenistan.
Population
At the 2006 census, its population was 753 in 217 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 406 people in 123 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 594 people in 188 households.[2]
Demographics
Most of its inhabitants are Kormanj Kurds of the Sioukanlu tribe who migrated to this region from eastern Turkey. Bajgiran is located in northwestern Khorasan, and the Kurmanj Kurds were relocated to northwestern Khorasan during the early Safavid dynasty to prevent invasions by Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.[7] The common languages in the city are mostly Kurdish Kormanji and Turkish and Persian are a minority. The religion of all is The Shiites of Twelve Imams.
References
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 May 2023). "Bajgiran, Quchan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Bajgiran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3054866" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "the biggest moving tribe in Khorasan Razavi Province" (PDF).
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