Argun, Iran

Argun ارگون
village
Argun
Coordinates: 37°21′12″N 46°36′54″E
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Maragheh
Bakhsh	Saraju
Rural District	Sarajuy-ye Sharqi
Population  (2006)
• Total	193
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Argun (Persian: ارگون, also Romanized as Ārgūn; also known as Ārqūn-e ‘Olyā)^[1] is a village in Sarajuy-ye Sharqi Rural District, Saraju District, Maragheh County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 193, in 27 families.^[2]

Name

According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name of the village is derived from the Mongolian personal name Arghun.^[3]: 76

References

1. Argun can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3803699" 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.