Kardowjin

Kardowjin
كاردوجين
Village
Kardowjin is located in Iran
Kardowjin
Kardowjin
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 38°46′00″N 46°56′13″E / 38.76667°N 46.93694°E / 38.76667; 46.93694
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyKaleybar
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictPeyghan Chayi
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
28
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Kardowjin (Persian: كاردوجين, also Romanized as Kārdowjīn; also known as Kārd Chīn, Kārdjīn, Kārdwojīn, Kordejeh, and Kurdadzha) is a village in Peyghan Chayi Rural District, in the Central District of Kaleybar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 28, in 8 families.

Name

According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name of this village is derived from the Mongolian female given name Kardūjin.: 77  One prominent historical bearer of this name was the Ilkhanid princess Kurdujin Khatun.: 77 

References

  1. ↑ Kardowjin at GEOnet Names Server
  2. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  3. 1 2 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.