Safarlu

Safarlu Persian: صفرلو
Village
Safarlu
Coordinates: 39°11′46″N 47°03′43″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Khoda Afarin
District	Central
Rural District	Keyvan
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	246
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Safarlu (Persian: صفرلو)^[a] is a village in Keyvan Rural District of the Central District in Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.

In the wake of White Revolution (early 1960s) a clan of Mohammad Khanlu tribe, comprising 55 households, used Safarlu as their winter quarters.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 298 in 72 households, when it was in the former Khoda Afarin District of Kaleybar County.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 252 people in 66 households,^[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Khoda Afarin County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 246 people in 65 households.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Şafarlū^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (19 March 2025). "Safarlu, Khoda Afarin County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 19 March 2025.
2. 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.
3. Safarlu can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3081783" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. P. Oberling, “The Tribes of Qarāca Dāġ,” Oriens 17, 1964, p. 69
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, 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.
7. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2022) [Approved 7 September 1389]. Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Kaleybar County. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 1/4/42/111195. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.