Owlamchi (Persian: اولامچي, also Romanized as Owlāmchī and Ūlāmchī)[1] is a village in Ajorluy-ye Sharqi Rural District, Baruq District, Miandoab County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 360, in 70 families.[2]
Owlamchi
اولامچي | |
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village | |
  Owlamchi | |
| Coordinates: 36°59′11″N 46°47′39″E / 36.98639°N 46.79417°E | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | West Azerbaijan |
| County | Miandoab |
| Bakhsh | Baruq |
| Rural District | Ajorluy-ye Sharqi |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 360 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
Name edit
According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name of this village is derived from the Mongolian language and means "purveyor of relay horses".[3]: 76
References edit
- ^ Owlamchi can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "220224" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
- ^ 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.
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