Mahlezan
{{Short description|Village in West Azerbaijan province, Iran}}
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|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = West Azerbaijan
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Khoy
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|subdivision_name3 = Ivughli
|subdivision_type4 = Rural District
|subdivision_name4 = Valdian
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Mahlezan ({{langx|fa|مهلزان}}){{efn|Also romanized as Mahlezān and Mahl-i-zan; also known as Mahlah Zān, Mahlan Zān, Mahlehzān, Makhlazan, Malhaz̄ān, and Mātāzān; {{langx|hy|Մահլազան or Մահղխազան}}{{GEOnet3|-3073790|Mahlezan}}}} is a village in, and the capital of, Valdian Rural District of Ivughli District of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.{{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/117400|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223174405/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/117400|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Council|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=23 December 2023|access-date=23 December 2023|date=c. 2023|orig-date=Approved 26 June 1375|id=Proposal 1.4.42.2921; Notification 7042/16804K}} The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Saidabad.{{cite report|title=Creation and formation of 12 rural districts including villages, farms and places located in Khoy County of West Azerbaijan province|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Islamic Parliament Research Center|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110107|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140804112549/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110107|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers|last=Mousavi|first=Mirhossein|archive-date=4 August 2014|orig-date=Approved 2 February 1366|date=13 August 2014|id=Proposal 1.5.53 1392; Notification 110694/T384|access-date=23 December 2023}}
Demographics
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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 462 in 127 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 429 people in 120 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 village as 393 people in 126 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}}
See also
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{{West Azerbaijan Province|state=collapsed}}
{{Khoy County|state=collapsed}}
Category:Populated places in Khoy County
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