Arkavin, West Azerbaijan
Arkavin (Persian: اركوين, also Romanized as Arkavīn) is a village in Baba Jik Rural District, in the Central District of Chaldoran County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 122, in 18 families.
Name
According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name "Arkavin" is derived from the Mongolian name for Christians, erkeün.
References
- ^ Arkavin can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3767278" 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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