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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Hurand

Hurand (Persian: هوراند) is a city in the Central District of Hurand County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is also the administrative center for Dodangeh Rural District.

At the 2006 census, its population was 3,876 in 907 households, when it was in the former Hurand District of Ahar County. The following census in 2011 counted 4,445 people in 1,127 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 4,658 people in 1,352 households.

After the 2016 census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Hurand County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Hurand as its capital and only city.