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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>



The city's 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>
The city's 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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For other uses, see Mahabad (disambiguation).
Mahabad
مهاباد
city
Lake of Mahabad
Lake of Mahabad
Country Iran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyMahabad
BakhshCentral
Government
 • ParliamentOsman Ahmadi [1]
Population
 (2012)
 • Total
32.000
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Area code0444 - 0442
Websitewww.mohabad-ag.ir

Mahabad (Template:Lang-fa, Template:Lang-ku; 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 city's 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

  1. ^ "Account Suspended". o-ahmadi.ir. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  2. ^ 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".
  3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  4. ^ S. J. Laizer, Martyrs, Traitors, and Patriots: Kurdistan after the Gulf War, Zed Books, 1996, ISBN 978-1-85649-396-3, p. 56.
  5. ^ Marion Farouk-Sluglett, Peter Sluglett, Iraq Since 1958: From Revolution to Dictatorship, .B.Tauris, 2001, ISBN 978-1-86064-622-5, p. 28.
  6. ^ Seebauer, Renate. Mosaik Europa: Diskussionsbeiträge zur ethnischen und sprachlichen Vielfalt. LIT Verlag Münster, 2006 (87)
  7. ^ The Supreme Muslim Council: Islam Under the British Mandate for Palestine - Uri M. Kupferschmidt - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  8. ^ McDowall, David (2004). " A modern history of the Kurds. I.B. Tauris. pp. 244–245. ISBN 1-85043-416-6. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  9. ^ McDowall, David, A Modern History of the Kurds, I. B. Tauris, 1996 (Current revision at May 14, 2004). ISBN 1-86064-185-7.
  10. ^ [1][dead link‍]
  11. ^ [2][dead link‍]
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