Markid, Marand

Markid
Persian: مركيد
Village
Markid is located in Iran
Markid
Markid
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 38°29′55″N 45°37′29″E / 38.49861°N 45.62472°E / 38.49861; 45.62472
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyMarand
DistrictYamchi
Rural DistrictZu ol Bin
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
3,104
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Markid (Persian: مركيد) is a village in Zu ol Bin Rural District of Yamchi District in Marand County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.

Etymology

According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name "Margid" is derived from the historical Mongol tribe of Merkit.: 77 

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,735 in 701 households. The following census in 2011 counted 2,987 people in 888 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,104 people in 954 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Also romanized as Markīd; also known as Marchit, Margīd, Margīeh, Margīt, Markīt, and Morkīt

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (23 March 2025). "Markid, دهستان ذوالبین, بخش یامچی [Zu ol Bin Rural District, Yamchi District], Marand County, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Markid at GEOnet Names Server
  4. ↑ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (22 April 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 12 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان مرند تابع استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Establishment and formation of 12 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Marand County, East Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 871BD923-101A-46A1-83E3-98354CF854D1. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 2. Archived from the original on 11 September 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.