Karangan, East Azerbaijan

Karangan (Persian: كرنگان, also Romanized as Karangān, Karanagān, and Kerengān; also known as Karanīgān, Karankan, Karingan, Kerenkān, and Kyurengyan)[1] is a village in Sina Rural District, in the Central District of Varzaqan County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 129, in 27 families.[2] People of Karangan are Tat and they speak Tati language (Karingani). Tati is old language of Azerbaijan (Old Azeri).[3]

Karangan
كرنگان
village
Karangan is located in Iran
Karangan
Karangan
Coordinates: 38°45′08″N 46°31′28″E / 38.75222°N 46.52444°E / 38.75222; 46.52444
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyVarzaqan
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictSina
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
129
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

References

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  1. ^ Karangan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3070219" 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. ^ The Old Language of Azerbaijan [Zabān-e dīrīn-e Azarbāyǰān], Manuchehr Mortazavi.