Qaraneh
Garaneh (Persian: گارانه, also Romanized as Qārāneh; also known as Gārāneh) is a village in Margavar Rural District, Silvaneh District, Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 421, in 79 families.
Name
Garana is a Kurdish name. "Ga" means Cow, "Garan" means cattle, herd. The village is named "Garana" after its construction in a place which was dedicated to cattle of nearby villages.
Demographics:
Total population of the village speak northern Kurdish dialect (Kurmanji) and they follow Shafe'i school of sunni Islam.
References
- ^ Qaraneh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3807405" 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.
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