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'''Mahabad''' ({{lang-fa|مهاباد}}, {{lang-ku|مەھاباد}}; also [[Romanize]]d as '''Mahābād''' and '''Mehābād'''; real name and formerly known as '''Sāūjbulākh or Sawcheblakh''')<ref>{{GEOnet3|-3073397}}</ref> is a town and the capital of [[Mahabad County]], [[West Azerbaijan Province]], [[Iran]]. At the 2011 census, its population was 32,324 .<ref>{{IranCensus2006|04}}</ref> |
'''Mahabad''' ({{lang-fa|مهاباد}}, {{lang-ku|مەھاباد}}; also [[Romanize]]d as '''Mahābād''' and '''Mehābād'''; real name and formerly known as '''Sāūjbulākh or Sawcheblakh''')<ref>{{GEOnet3|-3073397}}</ref> is a town and the capital of [[Mahabad County]], [[West Azerbaijan Province]], [[Iran]]. At the 2011 census, its population was 32,324 .<ref>{{IranCensus2006|04}}</ref> |
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The towns population is predominantly [[Kurdish people|Kurdish]], with the city lying south of [[Lake Urmia]] in a narrow valley 1,300 metres above sea level in [[Iranian Kurdistan]], a part of northwestern Iran.<ref>S. J. Laizer, ''Martyrs, Traitors, and Patriots: Kurdistan after the Gulf War'', Zed Books, 1996, ISBN 978-1-85649-396-3, [http://books.google.com/books?id=N2HkRD4GIgMC&pg=PA56&lpg=PA56&dq=%22Qazi+Mohammad+in+Mahabad+(Iranian+Kurdistan)%22&source=bl&ots=VMDOMXya6S&sig=vHpnvBLGwCLl-CCCpVvFDQqG_8E&hl=en&ei=c_JATtmdM472mAWh0ZytCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBUQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Qazi%20Mohammad%20in%20Mahabad%20(Iranian%20Kurdistan)%22&f=false p. 56.]</ref><ref>Marion Farouk-Sluglett, Peter Sluglett, ''Iraq Since 1958: From Revolution to Dictatorship'', .B.Tauris, 2001, ISBN 978-1-86064-622-5, [http://books.google.com/books?id=F_A9ZQMP79oC&pg=PA28&dq=%22After+this,+the+Kurdish+struggle+moved+outside+Iraq,+and+became+concentrated+around+Mahabad,+a+small+town+in+Iranian+Kurdistan%22&hl=en&ei=TfNATtPvA8jLmAXo2-i4CQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22After%20this%2C%20the%20Kurdish%20struggle%20moved%20outside%20Iraq%2C%20and%20became%20concentrated%20around%20Mahabad%2C%20a%20small%20town%20in%20Iranian%20Kurdistan%22&f=false p. 28.]</ref> |
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Mahabad
مهاباد | |
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city | |
 Lake of Mahabad | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | West Azerbaijan |
| County | Mahabad |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Government | |
| • Parliament | Osman Ahmadi [1] |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 32.000 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
| Area code | 0444 - 0442 |
| Website | www.mohabad-ag.ir |
Mahabad (Persian: مهاباد, Kurdish: مەھاباد; also Romanized as Mahābād and Mehābād; real name and formerly known as Sāūjbulākh or Sawcheblakh)[2] is a town and the capital of Mahabad County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2011 census, its population was 32,324 .[3]
The towns population is predominantly Kurdish, with the city lying south of Lake Urmia in a narrow valley 1,300 metres above sea level in Iranian Kurdistan, a part of northwestern Iran.[4][5]
Etymology
The town was founded some 300 years ago during the Safavid period, and its first name was Savoujbolagh. Savoujbolagh is a Turkic word meaning cold spring. Later, in the Qajarid period,[when?] the town was called Savoujbolagh Mokri, meaning Savoujbolagh of the Mukri tribe, due to the residence of the Mukri tribe in the town. This was the name of the town until 1936, when the town was named Mahabad by Rashid Yasemi from the Academy of Persian Language and Literature.[6][7]
There is many towns and villages in Iran with the name Mahabad. All of them being more ancient than the Mahabad of West Azerbaijan.[8] [9][10][11]
References
- ^ "Account Suspended". o-ahmadi.ir. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ Mahabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3073397" 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.
- ^ S. J. Laizer, Martyrs, Traitors, and Patriots: Kurdistan after the Gulf War, Zed Books, 1996, ISBN 978-1-85649-396-3, p. 56.
- ^ Marion Farouk-Sluglett, Peter Sluglett, Iraq Since 1958: From Revolution to Dictatorship, .B.Tauris, 2001, ISBN 978-1-86064-622-5, p. 28.
- ^ Seebauer, Renate. Mosaik Europa: Diskussionsbeiträge zur ethnischen und sprachlichen Vielfalt. LIT Verlag Münster, 2006 (87)
- ^ The Supreme Muslim Council: Islam Under the British Mandate for Palestine - Uri M. Kupferschmidt - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ McDowall, David (2004). " A modern history of the Kurds. I.B. Tauris. pp. 244–245. ISBN 1-85043-416-6. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ McDowall, David, A Modern History of the Kurds, I. B. Tauris, 1996 (Current revision at May 14, 2004). ISBN 1-86064-185-7.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ [2][dead link]
External links
- Mahabad City
- Hemin Mukriani (iranica)
- Short Biography and works of Zabihi
- Zabihi, Abdal Rahman, Qamusi zimanî Kurdî (Dictionary of Kurdish Language),Korî Zaniyarî Kurd Press, Baghdad Vol. I 1977. 244 pp. Vol. II 1979. 230 + 7 p (through letter b).
- Mukriyani, Giw, Ferhengî mehabad (Mahabad Dictionary),Kurdish-Arabic dictionary, Kurdistan Press, Hawlir (Arbil), 1961, 795 pp.
- Sharafkandi, Abdurrahman (Hejar or Hajar), Henbane Borîne, Ferhengî Kurdî-Kurdî-Farsî (Kurdish-Kurdish-Persian Dictionary) Tehran : Sorush Press, 1991, 1032 pp., [3]
- Article of the Monde Diplo on Mahabad (in French)
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