Aghcheh Qaleh
Aghcheh Qaleh
Persian: اغچه قلعه | |
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Village | |
![]() Aghcheh Qaleh Location within Iran | |
| Coordinates: 37°32′29″N 45°07′51″E / 37.54139°N 45.13083°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | West Azerbaijan |
| County | Urmia |
| District | Central |
| Rural District | Bakeshluchay |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,238 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Aghcheh Qaleh (Persian: اغچه قلعه, romanized: Āghcheh Qal‘eh)[3][a] is a village in Bakeshluchay Rural District of the Central District in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.[5] The village has at least one Armenian church.[4]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 903 in 224 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 860 people in 234 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,238 people in 341 households.[2]
References
Notes
Citations
- ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (31 October 2025). "Vazirabad, مرز محله [Merez-e Mahalleh], Aghcheh Qaleh, دهستان بکشلوچای, بخش مرکزی [Bakeshluchay Rural District, Central District], Urumia County, West Azerbaijan Province, 57199-53993, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ↑ Aghcheh Qaleh at GEOnet Names Server
- 1 2 Amurian & Kasheff (1986).
- ↑ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (22 April 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل 20 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانهای در شهرستان ارومیه تابع استان آذربایجان غربی [Creation and formation of 20 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Urmia County under West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 7DD016E4-E840-4986-9FDD-044DD3A0B2EE. شماره دوره [Course number] 66. Archived from the original on 2 November 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
Bibliography
- Amurian, Andre; Kasheff, Manouchehr (1986). "ARMENIANS OF MODERN IRAN". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica (Online ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation. Retrieved 21 July 2026.

