Chaldoran County

Chaldoran County شهرستان چالدران
County
Location of Chaldoran County in West Azerbaijan Province.
Coordinates: 39°04′N 44°20′E / 39.067°N 44.333°E / 39.067; 44.333Coordinates: 39°04′N 44°20′E / 39.067°N 44.333°E / 39.067; 44.333
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
Capital	Siah Cheshmeh
Bakhsh (Districts)	Central District, Dashtaki District
Population (2006)
• Total	44,572
Time zone	IRST (UTC+3:30)
• Summer (DST)	IRDT (UTC+4:30)
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Chaldoran County (Persian: شهرستان چالدران‎‎) is a county in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. The capital of the county is Siah Cheshmeh (Persian: سيه چشمه‎‎) or Qara Aineh is also called Chaldoran. The other prominent town in the district is Avajiq. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 44,572, in 9,006 families.^[1] The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District and Dashtaki District. The county has two cities: Siah Cheshmeh and Avajiq. The population of Chaldoran are Azeri and Kurmancî Kurds.

Chaldoran is one of the tourist areas of West Azerbaijan Province of Iran because of its cold weather in winter and cool in summer.

History

Main article: Battle of Chaldiran

Chaldoran is the site of the historic Battle of Chaldiran, which took place in 1514 between the armies of Ottoman Sultan Selim I and Safavid Shah Ismail I on the narrow plain outside of the town. The Ottoman army had the advantage of using firearms as well as superiority in size, and defeated the Safavid army for the first time.

After the Ottomans took this area, they resettled many of the Kurdish tribes further west.

Holy Tatavous Church (Ghare Kelisa) or St. Thaddeus's is in Chaldoran district, 7 km north east of the town of Seyah Cheshmah.

A panorama of the site of Saint Thaddeus Monastery

Economy

The expansion of pastures and cultivable lands has given this region the opportunity of enjoying prosperous cattle breeding, agriculture and apiculture with highest rate of job creation in the region. According to the census of the year 2003, population of Chaldoran district is 46,700; 33.5 percent of whom live in urban areas and 66.5 percent are rural and tribal settlers. Chaldoran's Wednesday Market (Chaharshanbeh Bazar) enjoys a particular fame for various types of cattle, agricultural, farming products and local handicrafts. The most important tourism attractions of this city are : Holy Tatavous Church (Ghareh Kelisa), Tomb of shahid sedreddin shirazi, Tombs of Martyrs in chaldoran City and Zarzar Church in Baroum Village

References

↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.

اطلس گیتاشناسی استان‌های ایران [Atlas Gitashenasi Ostanhai Iran] (Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran)

West Azerbaijan Province

List of cities, towns and villages in West Azerbaijan Province

Capital	Urmia

Counties and cities	Bukan County Bukan Simmineh Chaldoran County Siah Cheshmeh Avajiq Chaypareh County Qarah Zia od Din Khoy County Khoy Firuraq Ivughli Mahabad County Mahabad Maku County Maku Bazargan Miandoab County Miandoab Baruq Chahar Borj Naqadeh County Naqadeh Mohammadyar Oshnavieh County Oshnavieh Nalus Piranshahr County Piranshahr Gerd Kashaneh Poldasht County Poldasht Salmas County Salmas Tazeh Shahr Sardasht County Sardasht Mirabad Rabat Shahin Dezh County Shahin Dezh Keshavarz Mahmudabad Showt County Showt Takab County Takab Urmia County Urmia Nushin Qushchi Serow Silvaneh

Tourism	Teppe Hasanlu Kelashin Stele Bastam Citadel Takht-e Soleymān Lake Urmia Zarrineh River Shalmash Falls St. Mary Church St. Thaddeus Monastery Chapel of Dzordzor St. George Church Jameh Mosque of Urmia Baghchejogh museum and palace Segonbad Ghoutour Bridge

Places	List of cities, towns and villages in West Azerbaijan Province

Chaldoran County

Capital

Siah Cheshmeh

Districts

Central

Cities

Siah Cheshmeh

Rural Districts
and villages

Baba Jik	Abbas Kandi Abd ol Razzaq Aghdash Ali Mardan Arafat Arkavin Baba Ahmad Bayetmish Dash Kasan Dashli Bolagh Dilbilmaz Hasan Kandi Jaffal Karan-e Olya Karan-e Sofla Karan-e Vasat Mashhadi Kandi Mirabad Mohammad Aqa-ye Olya Mohammad Aqa-ye Sofla Mohammad Salah Niaz Qarah Tulki-ye Olya Qarah Tulki-ye Sofla Qaranqu Qareh Kelisa Qerkh Bolagh Qezkhachlu Qular Qurniav-e Sofla Qusha Bolagh-e Olya Qusha Bolagh-e Sofla Shur Bolagh Sona Bolagh Tazeh Kand Yaychi Yumoridash

Chaldoran-e Jonubi (South Chaldoran)	Ab-e Garm Amukhanzi-ye Olya Amukhanzi-ye Sofla Anbar-e Maran Anbar-e Olya Anbar-e Sofla Baba Nur Baghlachi-ye Olya Baghlachi-ye Sofla Dalikdash Dar Darreh Si Dushan Tappeh Incheh Salah-e Olya Incheh Salah-e Sofla Isa Golik Khan Baghalachi Khan-e Sadr Khezerlu Kord Kandi Makhmur Malhamlu-ye Olya Malhamlu-ye Sofla Mokhvor Nabi Kandi Naderabad Navar Paizabad Qarahchi Bolagh Qarahjah Veran-e Olya Qarahjah Veran-e Sofla Qashqa Bolagh-e Sofla Qermezi Dash-e Anbar Sadr Saidabad Segrik Sheykh Saluy-e Olya Sheykh Saluy-e Sofla Taqi Kandi Tat Kandi Teghnit-e Olya Teghnit-e Vasat Tulki Tappehsi Yekmaleh-ye Sofla Yusefabad

Chaldoran-e Shomali (North Chaldoran)	Abarabashi Abbas Kandi Agh Dizaj Agh Veran Antar Kandi Aq Bolagh-e Meydan Aqduz Asadollah Kandi Babalu Bozghaleh Chokhur Kand Emamqoli Kandi-ye Olya Emamqoli Kandi-ye Sofla Gal Ashaqi Gergereh Haramlu Incheh-ye Olya Incheh-ye Sofla Jabbar Kandi Jaganlu Jalil Kandi Khan Amir Madlu Masum Kandi Mazraeh Meydan Qadu Kandi Qarah Aghol Qermezdash Ravaz Reyhanluy-e Olya Reyhanluy-e Sofla Reyhanluy-e Vosta Sadal Sadr ol Din Takht-e Ravan-e Olya Takht-e Ravan-e Sofla Tazehkand Vakil Zaviyeh-ye Olya Zaviyeh-ye Sofla

Dashtaki

Cities

Avajiq

Rural Districts
and villages

Avajiq-e Jonubi (South Avajiq)	Arab Dizaji Arab Kandi Arkhashan Delakverdi Gol Seyyed Gol Halhal-e Olya Halhal-e Sofla Jabbarlu Jang Tappeh Majnun-e Olya Majnun-e Sofla Masudabad Ojaqabad Oruj Kandi Qahreman Kandi Qaleh Khach Qand Kheli Qezel Suri Qoli Dizaji Safu Sazaghol Shadluy-e Olya Shadluy-e Sofla Shegeftik Sufiabad Tahmaseb Kandi

Avajiq-e Shomali (North Avajiq)	Aghbolagh-e Kalisa Kandi Aliabad Alujenni Baduli Beyg Kandi Jamal Kandi Javzar Keshtaz Pir Ahmad Kandi Qayan Kandi Qezel Bolagh Salmanabad Sarem Saqlu Sari Ojaq Siran Soleyman Aghol Sufali

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