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City in East Azerbaijan province, Iran From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Torkamanchay (Persian: تركمانچای)[lower-alpha 1] is a city in the Central District of Torkamanchay County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county[4] and the district. It was previously the capital of the former Torkamanchay District of Mianeh County,[5] and the administrative center for Barvanan-e Markazi Rural District.[6] The capital of the rural district has been transferred to the village of Khvajeh Ghias. A suburb of Mianeh, it is well known for the Treaty of Turkmenchay of 1828.[citation needed]
Torkamanchay
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Coordinates: 37°34′55″N 47°23′29″E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | East Azerbaijan |
County | Torkamanchay |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 7,443 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 6,434 in 1,645 households, when it was in the former Torkamanchay District of Mianeh County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 7,094 people in 1,984 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 7,443 people in 2,366 households.[2]
In April 2024, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Torkamanchay County, and Torkamanchay was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[4]
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