Shojailu (Persian: شجايلو, also Romanized as Shojā'īlū and Shojā‘ī Lū)[1] is a village in Minjavan-e Sharqi Rural District, Minjavan District, Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 286, in 79 families.[2]

Shojailu
شجايلو
village
Shojailu is located in Iran
Shojailu
Shojailu
Coordinates: 39°08′02″N 46°52′42″E / 39.13389°N 46.87833°E / 39.13389; 46.87833
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyKhoda Afarin
BakhshMinjavan
Rural DistrictMinjavan-e Sharqi
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
286
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 80 households, used Shojailu as their winter quarters.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Shojailu can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "111615" 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