Arkavin, West Azerbaijan

Arkavin
اركوين
village
Arkavin is located in Iran
Arkavin
Arkavin
Coordinates: 38°59′54″N 44°34′11″E / 38.99833°N 44.56972°E / 38.99833; 44.56972
Country Iran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyChaldoran
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictBaba Jik
Population
 (2006)
 • Total122
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Arkavin (Persian: اركوين, also Romanized as Arkavīn)[1] is a village in Baba Jik Rural District, in the Central District of Chaldoran County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 122, in 18 families.[2]

Name

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According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name "Arkavin" is derived from the Mongolian name for Christians, erkeün.[3]: 76 

References

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  1. ^ Arkavin can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3767278" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  3. ^ Minorsky, Vladimir (1957). "Mongol Place-Names in Mukri Kurdistan". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 19 (1): 58–81. Retrieved 16 October 2022.