Chaldoran County
{{Short description|County in West Azerbaijan province, Iran}}
{{for|the administrative divisions in this county|Chaldoran-e Jonubi Rural District|Chaldoran-e Shomali Rural District}}
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|seat = Siah Cheshmeh
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Chaldoran County ({{langx|fa|شهرستان چالدران}}) is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Siah Cheshmeh (سيه چشمه),{{cite report|title=Divisional reforms in West Azerbaijan province|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/116747|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223214829/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/116747|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=23 December 2023|orig-date=Approved 18 December 1375|date=c. 2023|id=Proposal 1.4.42.10398; Notification 125639-17583|access-date=23 December 2023}} also known as Qara Aineh.
History
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{{Main|Battle of Chaldiran}}
Chaldoran is the site of the historic Battle of Chaldiran, which took place in 1514 between the armies of Ottoman Sultan Selim I and Safavid Shah Ismail I on the narrow plain outside of the town. The Ottoman army had the advantage of using firearms as well as superiority in size, and defeated the Safavid army for the first time.
After the Ottomans took this area, they resettled many of the Kurdish tribes further west.
Holy Tatavous Church (Ghare Kelisa) or St. Thaddeus's is in Chaldoran district, 7 km north east of the town of Seyah Cheshmah.
Demographics
=Population=
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 143,205 in 31,291 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): West Azerbaijan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/04.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094953/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/04.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 46,398 people in 11,364 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): West Azerbaijan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/West-Azerbaijan.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120205939/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/West-Azerbaijan.xls|archive-date=20 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 45,060 in 11,970 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): West Azerbaijan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_04.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830042935/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_04.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=30 August 2022}}
=Administrative divisions=
Chaldoran County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| class="wikitable"
|+ Chaldoran County Population | |||
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | style="text-align: right;"| 35,503 | style="text-align: right;"| 37,819 | style="text-align: right;"| 37,487 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Baba Jik RD | style="text-align: right;"| 4,293 | style="text-align: right;"| 3,597 | style="text-align: right;"| 2,947 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Chaldoran-e Jonubi RD | style="text-align: right;"| 9,735 | style="text-align: right;"| 10,663 | style="text-align: right;"| 9,661 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Chaldoran-e Shomali RD | style="text-align: right;"| 7,286 | style="text-align: right;"| 7,773 | style="text-align: right;"| 7,075 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Siah Cheshmeh (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 14,189 | style="text-align: right;"| 15,786 | style="text-align: right;"| 17,804 |
| Dashtaki District | style="text-align: right;"| 9,069 | style="text-align: right;"| 8,579 | style="text-align: right;"| 7,570 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Avajiq-e Jonubi RD | style="text-align: right;"| 4,543 | style="text-align: right;"| 3,364 | style="text-align: right;"| 2,932 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Avajiq-e Shomali RD{{efn|Formerly Avajiq Rural District}} | style="text-align: right;"| 2,877 | style="text-align: right;"| 3,699 | style="text-align: right;"| 2,975 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Avajiq (city){{efn|Formerly the village of Kelisa Kandi{{cite report|title=Approval of divisional reforms in West Azerbaijan province|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/122335|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224160120/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/122335|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board|last=Aref|first=Mohammad Reza|archive-date=24 December 2023|orig-date=Approved 7 July 1381|date=c. 2023|id=Notification 33125/T26574K|access-date=24 December 2023}}}} | style="text-align: right;"| 1,649 | style="text-align: right;"| 1,516 | style="text-align: right;"| 1,663 |
| Total | style="text-align: right;"| 44,572 | style="text-align: right;"| 46,398 | style="text-align: right;"| 45,060 |
| colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}} |
Climate
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Chaldoran is one of the tourist areas of West Azerbaijan because of its cold weather in winter and cool summer.{{cn|date=February 2024}}
Economy
The expansion of pastures and cultivable lands has given this region the opportunity of enjoying prosperous cattle breeding, agriculture and apiculture with highest rate of job creation in the region. According to the census of the year 2003, population of Chaldoran district is 46,700; 33.5 percent of whom live in urban areas and 66.5 percent are rural and tribal settlers. Chaldoran's Wednesday Market (Chaharshanbeh Bazar) enjoys a particular fame for various types of cattle, agricultural, farming products and local handicrafts.{{Citation needed|date=February 2008}} The most important tourism attractions of this city are : Holy Tatavous Church (Ghareh Kelisa), Tomb of shahid sedreddin shirazi, Tombs of Martyrs in chaldoran City and Zarzar Church in Baroum Village
See also
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