Balanej

Village in West Azerbaijan province, Iran

Village in West Azerbaijan, Iran

Balanej Persian: بالانج
Village
37°23′48″N 45°09′50″E / 37.39667°N 45.16389°E / 37.39667; 45.16389^[1]
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Urmia
District	Central
Rural District	Baranduzchay-ye Jonubi
Population (2016)^[2]
• Total	3,023
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Balanej (Persian: بالانج)^[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Baranduzchay-ye Jonubi Rural District of the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.^[4]

History

The village was largely inhabited by Assyrians until the Assyrian genocide.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,189 in 506 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,407 people in 629 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,023 people in 797 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.^[2]

Notes

^ Also romanized as Bālānaj, Bālānej, Balānej, and Bālānj; Armenian: Բալանիշ^[3]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (10 March 2023). "Balanej, Urmia County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 10 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ Balanej can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3054953" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (2 February 1366). "Creation and formation of 20 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Urmia County under West Azerbaijan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

West Azerbaijan province, Iran

List of cities, towns and villages in West Azerbaijan Province

Capital

Urmia

Counties
and cities

Tourism

Places

List of cities, towns and villages in West Azerbaijan Province

Urmia County

Capital

Urmia

Districts

Central

Cities

Urmia

Rural districts
and villages

Bakeshluchay	Aghcheh Qaleh Almanabad Aydinlu Balderlu Barajuq Birlan Burashan Chehreh Gosha Darghalu Dehkadeh-ye Asayesh Dizaj-e Naqaleh Elyasabad Emamzadeh Eslamlu Gabaran Gol Pashin Golmankhaneh Hajji Pirlu Hasbestan Hesar-e Hajjilar Hesar-e Tarmani Igdir Jarchelu Kashtiban Kordlar Lashenlu Marajul Mashkabad-e Olya Mashkabad-e Sofla Miavaq Posht-e Gol Qalilu Qamat Qarah Aghaj-e Olya Qarah Hasanlu-ye Khvajeh Pasha Qarajalu Qeshlaq-e Mirza Ali Qeshlaq-e Mohammad Qoli Qoturlar Reyhanabad Rikan Sadaqeh Salehabad Sangar-e Mir Abdollah Tarmani Vazirabad Yengejeh-ye Qazi Yuvalar
Baranduz	Aliabad-e Baran Duz Angaman Band Baran Duz Bozveh Chavrash Didan-e Olya Didan-e Sofla Dizaj-e Fathi Dizaj-e Rahim Pur Gazanehkesh Hasu Kandi Havanduk Heydarlu Jafarian Janvislu Jowrni Kelisay-e Sir Khataylu Khorramabad Narlar Saatluy Kuh Sari Beygluy-e Musai Shamlakan Sheykh Mazari Sidak Sir Varmazyar
Baranduzchay-ye Jonubi (South Baranduzchay)	Aghbolagh Balanej Barbaran Baruzh Bayat Bozorgabad Darin Qaleh Dulama Fuladlu Goldanlu Hesar-e Agh Bolagh Ilazgi Isalu Karvansara Kukiya Kurani Mahmudabad Mobarakabad Nivlu Qaleh Juq Qasemlu Rahimabad Seylaneh Shaban Kandi Shiru Kandi Tappeh Maki Tarzelu Tazeh Kand-e Jamalkhan Tulkan Tumatar Tupuzabad Uzan Malek Zovik
Baranduzchay-ye Shomali (North Baranduzchay)	Borhanlu Dizaj-e Takyeh Faqih Beyglu Gug Tappeh Qarah Aghaj Qaralar-e Kuh Qotlu Qurshalu Saralan Sari Beygluy-e Moin Satlu Shams-e Hajjian Vandai
Bash Qaleh	Ayeblu Berenjabad Burbur Chichagluy-e Mansur Chichakluy-e Bash Qaleh Dadeh Saqi Danqaralu Eslampanahabadi Jadid Gaznaq Guyj Ali Tappeh Guyjeh Ali Aslan Isaluy-e Heydarlu Isaluy-e Zemi Kechah Bash Mazraeh-ye Owj Ovlar Qahremanluy-e Olya Qahremanluy-e Sofla Qaleh-ye Azizbeyg Qarabqolu Qazan Ali Qezel Hajjilu Qosur Safarbehi Safarqoli Khan Kandi Sari Beygluy-e Araliq Sarijalu Shahrak-e Golmarz Sheykh Teymur Shur Kand Takalu Tupraq Qaleh Urmia Industrial Estate Yaghmur Ali Yurqunabad-e Olya Yurqunabad-e Sofla Yusefabad-e Shah Mirza Kandi
Dul	Balestan Bardeh Kish Cement Cooperative Dalow Darband Dash Aghol Dizaj-e Dowl Eslamabad Jolbar Kamaneh Kanan-e Olya Kanan-e Sofla Nanas Nari Nasirabad Naznaz Pirali Qameshlu Rashkan Samartu Shahrak-e Rustayi-ye Naser Soltanabad Zharabad Ziveh
Nazluy-ye Jonubi (South Nazluy)	Abbasabad Arabluy-e Bisheh Arabluy-e Darreh Arabluy-e Yekan Asgarabad Tappeh Barbin Bozlu Chichakluy-e Hajji Aqa Chonqeraluy-e Yekan Dastjerd Daylaq Faqibeyglu Gardabad Ghaffar Behi Irvanlu Kakalar Marangaluy-e Kuchek Owzarlu Qaraguz-e Hajji Baba Qaraguz-e Salimaqa Qaralar-e Lotfollah Qareh Guz-e Il Qerekhlu Saidlu Salim Kandi Sam Salu Sheykh Sar Mast Tazeh Kand-e Afshar Tazeh Kand-e Qeshlaq Urmia Airport Zaiyeh Kandi
Rowzeh Chay	Aliabad Alvach Anhar-e Olya Anhar-e Sofla Ashnaabad Badaki Balaji Balu Darazam Gajin Ganjabad Golhar Gowzgavand Jehatlu Kani Quzan Kavalaq Khalifatan Khanqah-e Alvaj Kutalan Lerni Lur Mazraeh-ye Nasrabad Mirabad Pir Morad Qarah Hasanlu Qasrik Qeshlaq-e Tarazlu Qezel Asheq Tazeh Kand-e Anhar Tezkharab Valindeh-ye Olya Valindeh-ye Sofla Yowrqanlu Zeynalu
Torkaman	Alqian Arablu Babarud Chub Tarash Darbarud Gharib Kandi Hasanabad Hesar-e Gapuchi Hesar-e Torkaman IRIB Broadcasting Station Jabalkandi Jeyran-e Olya Jeyran-e Sofla Khanjar Qeshlaqi Khezrabad Kusehabad Mirshekarlu Moqaddam Morad Ali-ye Olya Morad Ali-ye Sofla Moradkandi Naybin Nazarabad Qaleh Nazarabad-e Eftekhar Ordushahi Owch Ovlar Qaralar-e Aqataqi Qaralar-e Hajjqasem Qurt Tappeh Sarajuq Sardrud Shahinabad Tabbat Takah Tappeh Tappeh Torkaman Tasmalu Tazeh Kand Tizkharab Torkaman Uzan Eskandari

Anzal

Cities

Qushchi

Rural districts
and villages

Anzal-e Jonubi (South Anzal)	Ali Kan Bahleh Bolarghu Deladar Emam Kandi Gavlan Gol Tappeh Golanik-e Olya Golanik-e Sofla Hajji Bayram Hammamlar Jabal Kandi Kahriz Kani Shurik Kaseb Khorramabad Kureh-ye Olya Kureh-ye Sofla Mahmudan Maku Kandi Meshik Nur ol Dinabad Pirgol Qahraman Qulonji Quyujoq Senjilik Shahid Ab Shanasan Garrison Sharifabad Shirakan Soltanabad Tandarak Zangabad
Anzal-e Shomali (North Anzal)	Bari Gurchin Qaleh Jamalabad Moqitalu Najafabad Qalqachi Qarah Bagh

Nazlu

Cities

Nushin

Rural districts
and villages

Nazluchay	Armudaghaj Azadegan Badelbu Bahlulabad Department of Agriculture Hajjiabad Hesar Kharabeh Janizeh Kavsi Kharabeh-ye Senji Kuseh Ahmad Nazlu Qaleh Sardar Qaleh-ye Esmail Aqa Qaralar-e Tasuji Senji Tamtaman Tapik Tazeh Kand Tazeh Kand-e Janizeh Tazeh Kand-e Qaterchi Yowrqanlu-ye Janizeh
Nazlu-e Shomali (North Nazlu)	Abajaluy-e Olya Ali Kandi Alibeyglu Angeneh Arnesa Asgarabad-e Kuh Babaganjeh Baghestan Bashlan Beshlu Chanaqlu Cher Chonqeraluy-e Pol Dowyran Guyjeh Yaran Hesar-e Babaganjeh Hesar-e Bahram Khan Heydarlu Heydarluy-e Beyglar Kalvan Karimabad Khaledabad Khaneqah Sorkh Lak Lalahluy-e Torab Lulham Marangaluy-e Bozorg Meskin Nakhjavan Tappeh Owkhchilar Par Qarah Qiz Qarah Quyunlu Qareh Jalu Qelinjlu Qeshlaq-e Shakur Rahimabad Saatluy-e Beyglar Sari Beygluy-e Cheragh Shirabad Tappeh-ye Babaganjeh Taqlidabad Tazeh Kand-e Baba Ganjeh Vaqasluy-e Olya Vaqasluy-e Sofla Zadehlu Zonbalan
Tala Tappeh	Abajaluy-e Sofla Adeh Chamaki Hesar-e Sopurghan Khaneshan Khodaverdi Khan Kandi Owsaluy-e Allahverdi Khan Owsaluy-e Kazem Sopurghan Tala Tappeh Yengejeh Zirmanlu

Silvaneh

Cities

Silvaneh

Rural districts
and villages

Dasht	Bardehsur Chaman Darband Dareh Senji Dazgir Dowla Pasan Gowjar Halafaleh Kay Khvoshaku Mirabad Nushan-e Olya Nushan-e Sofla Owali Peshkeleh Pirhadi Qarayi Qasrik Razhan Salim Beyg Sulik Tui Tuli Zanglan
Margavar	Aleyh Aversi Bavan Berasb Berazan Best Bi Bakran Cherikabad Dizaj Dowkana Felekan Galleh Behi Gerdevan Gerdik Gerdik Naser Golestaneh Haftabad Halaj Hasanabad Hashemabad Kachaleh Kani Dastar Kani Tayer Kasian Kayer Kelasi Khurasb Lajani Lowrzini Mamakan Mansurabad Mirabad Molla Basak Nari Nergi Nuy Qaraneh Razgeh Sehgergan Shahrak-e Ziveh Shaklabad Sheykh Zard Shirakan Sudinabad Suleh Dugal Surkan Susanabad Tupuzabad Zharabad Zharazhi Ziveh
Targavar	Anbi Arzin Ashki Avdi Balowlan Bani Basrik Biquz Do Bareh Dustalan Gerdah Belij Haki Halulan Karimabad Khaneqah Kuraneh Kurteh Kavil Mavana Pesan Shahr-e Viran Sheyban Sheykh Shamzin Surbani Talin Tibatan Towlaki

Sumay-ye Beradust

Cities

Serow

Rural districts
and villages

Beradust	Akhyan-e Bozorg Akhyan-e Kuchek Asengaran Avdelan-e Olya Avdelan-e Sofla Bardehzi-ye Olya Chareh Emam Kandi Eskandarabad Firuzian Gangachin Gol-e Sheykhan Gonbad Gundak-e Molla Guranabad Haftsaran Halah Qush Hangravan Ishgeh Su Kanespi Kani Shurik Kanisi Khalyan Khanik Khvoshalan Kulgani Kuraneh Mafaran Majruseh Maluneh Margarash Mastakan Neychalan Omarabad Post Qareh Aghaj Qarnesa Qasrik Rabat Ravand-e Olya Ravand-e Sofla Shegaftik-e Olya Shegaftik-e Sofla Siarak Sufi Kani Tazeh Kand-e Sheshmal Zangakan
Sumay-ye Jonubi (South Sumay)	Abdi Beyg Aghsaqal Bardeh Rash Barduk Bavan Gachi Gowdal Hasanlu Hashtian Hovarsin Jalqaran Juhni Jujahi Kanespi Kani Miran Kharah Gush Kuran Marnah Piranjuq Qasrik Sinabad Soltani Sufian
Sumay-ye Shomali (North Sumay)	Bachehjik Baraspi Bardian Bastakabad Bazhergah Galeh Khar Ghazan Goli Suyi Hasanabad Jatar Kani Rash Khanik Mamakan Mastakan Mingol Mirabad Oskandrian Quni Qurmik Rigabad Sakan Seydan Surmanabad Yengejeh