Gardabad

Gardabad
گرداباد
village
Gardabad
Coordinates: 37°38′20″N 45°03′06″E / 37.63889°N 45.05167°E / 37.63889; 45.05167Coordinates: 37°38′20″N 45°03′06″E / 37.63889°N 45.05167°E / 37.63889; 45.05167
Country  Iran
Province West Azerbaijan
County Urmia
Bakhsh Central
Rural District Nazluy-ye Jonubi
Population (2006)
  Total 537
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
  Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Gardabad (Persian: گرداباد, Armenian: Գարդաբադ, also Romanized as Gardābād; also known as Garūābād)[1] is an ancient Armenian village in nowadays Nazluy-ye Jonubi Rural District, in the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, contemporary Iran (Islamic Republic of Iran). At the 2006 census, its population was 537, in 127 families, mainly Christian Armenians.[2]

References

  1. Gardabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3813199" 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.


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