Markid, Heris
Markid (Persian: مركيد, also Romanized as Markīd; also known as Margīd and Markit) is a village in Bedevostan-e Gharbi Rural District, Khvajeh District, Heris County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 614, in 132 families.
Name
According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name "Margid" is derived from the historical Mongol tribe of Merkit.
References
- ^ Markid can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3074157" 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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