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Malekan Persian: ملكان
City
Malekan
Coordinates: 37°08′34″N 46°06′19″E / 37.14278°N 46.10528°E / 37.14278; 46.10528
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Malekan
District	Central
Population
• Total	27,431
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Malekan (Persian: ملکان) is a city in the Central District of Malekan County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 23,989 in 6,356 households. The following census in 2011 counted 25,312 people in 7,284 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 27,431 people in 8,467 households.

Notable people

• Shahruz Afkhami (born 1962), politician
• Amin Esmaeilnezhad (born 1996), volleyball player
• Salman Khodadadi (born 1962), politician
• Hossein Ronaghi Maleki (born 1985), human rights activist and blogger
• Younes Sarmasti (born 1994), freestyle wrestler

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Malekān; formerly Malik Kandi (Azerbaijani: مَلِکْ کَنْدی), also romanized as Malek Kandī; also known as Malikkand

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (4 September 2024). "Malekan, Malekan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 September 2024.
2. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Malekan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3073763" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2022) . Divisional reforms in East Azerbaijan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Delegation. Notification 93808/T907. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): East Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.

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Landmarks and Sights	Amir Nezam House Arasbaran Arg of Tabriz Azerbaijan Museum Babak Fort Bazaar of Tabriz Blue Mosque, Tabriz Eynali Quri-gol Haidar Zadeh house House of constitution Iron Age museum Jamee mosque of Tabriz Kandovan Khodaafarin Bridges Maqbaratoshoara Maragheh observatory Museum of Ostad Bohtouni Saint Stepanos Monastery Gonbad-e Sorkh El-Gölü Tabriz Municipality Zahhak Castle Kiz bridge
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v t e Malekan County
Capital	Malekan
Districts	Central Cities Malekan Rural Districts and villages Gavdul-e Gharbi (West Gavdul) Aghcheh Dizaj Ahmadabad Bayqut Majidabad Mobarakabad Molla Sarab Salarabad Sharanlu Sharazul Sormahlu Tazeh Kand-e Khan Kandi Tazeh Qaleh Yowlqonluy-e Jadid Yowlqonluy-e Qadim Gavdul-e Markazi (Central Gavdul) Abbasabad Aliabad-e Qeshlaq Aruq Hoseynabad Kureh Bolagh Laklar Mehmandar-e Olya Mehmandar-e Sofla Meydan Jiq Nosratabad-e Laklar Qaleh Juq Qareh Chal Qoli Kandi Qurijan Sheykh Baba Sheykh ol Eslam Tappeh-ye Esmailabad Tazeh Kand-e Sheykh ol Eslam Yuzbash Kandi Gavdul-e Sharqi (East Gavdul) Aghcheh Mashhad-e Char Dowli Amir Ghayeb Aq Manar Baba Kalak Banayem Bayram Kandi Chalelu Damirchi Dash Bolagh Hapik Bolagh Idahluy-e Bozorg Idahluy-e Kuchek Leyli Daghi Nakherchi Bolaghi Nosratabad Owchbolagh Parchin Bolagh Qareh Chenaq Qorban Kandi Quzuchi Avin Sari Qayeh Shirvan Shahlu Leylan Cities Leylan Rural Districts and villages Leylan-e Jonubi (South Leylan) Abdolabad Aghkand-e Qareh Khezer Cheghalu Fathollah Kandi Godaklu Hasanabad Lotfabad Mohsenabad Qandhar Qareh Gol Qareh Khezer Shariflu Shirin Kand Turchi Leylan-e Shomali (North Leylan) Arpa Darrehsi Baba Qazi Hurilar Qashaqchi Qush Bolagh Qush Qayeh Quzlu Shurjeh-ye Turaghay Tazeh Kand-e Hurilar Turaghay Zamanabad

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