Khelejan, East Azerbaijan

For other places with a similar name, see Khalajan.

Khelejan Persian: خلجان
Former Village
Khelejan
Coordinates: 38°00′41″N 46°10′25″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Tabriz
District	Central
Rural District	Sard-e Sahra
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	6,365
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Khelejan (Persian: خلجان)^[a] was a village in, and the former capital of, Sard-e Sahra Rural District of the Central District of Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 6,354 in 1,679 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 6,365 people in 1,892 households.^[2] Khelejan did not appear in the 2016 census.^[6]

Notes

1. Also romanized as Khelejān and Kheljān^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (6 September 2024). "Khelejan, Tabriz County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 6 September 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): East Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
3. Khelejan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3070902" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Mousavi, Mirhossein (24 February 2014) [Approved 18 May 1366]. Creation and formation of 35 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Tabriz County under East Azerbaijan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 117660/T911. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.