Abriq (Persian: ابريق, also Romanized as Abrīq)[1] is a village in Azghan Rural District, in the Central District of Ahar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 334, in 74 families.[2]

Abriq
ابريق
village
Abriq is located in Iran
Abriq
Abriq
Coordinates: 38°33′54″N 46°55′27″E / 38.56500°N 46.92417°E / 38.56500; 46.92417
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyAhar
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictAzghan
Population
 (2006)
 • Total334
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

In the wake of White Revolution (early 1960s) a clan of Mohammad Khanlu tribe, comprising 35 households, used Ebriq as their winter quarters.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Abriq can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3776678" 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. ^ P. Oberling, “The Tribes of Qarāca Dāġ,” Oriens 17, 1964, p. 69