Karkaj
Persian: كركج
Neighborhood
Karkaj is located in Iran
Karkaj
Karkaj
Coordinates: 38°02′09″N 46°25′57″E / 38.03583°N 46.43250°E / 38.03583; 46.43250[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyTabriz
DistrictCentral
CityTabriz
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
8,496
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Karkaj (Persian: كركج)[a] is a neighborhood in the city of Tabriz[4] in the Central District of Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, Karkaj's population was 8,228 in 2,162 households, when it was a village in Meydan Chay Rural District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 8,931 people in 2,536 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 8,496 people in 2,503 households.[2]

Karkaj was annexed by the city of Tabriz in 2018.[4] In 2021, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Basmenj District.[7]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also known in Turkish as Gargaj, Karga, Kargaj, Kargeh, and Kiarga[3]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (3 April 2025). "Karkaj, دهستان سردصحرا, بخش مرکزی شهرستان تبریز [Sard-e Sahra Rural District, Central District of Tabriz County], Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan Province, 51591-14440, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Karkaj can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3069742" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b ۶ روستا به تبریز ملحق شد آذربایجان شرقی تبریز [‌Six villages joined Tabriz East Azerbaijan Tabriz]. باشگاه خبرنگاران جوان [Young Journalists Club] (in Persian). 10 June 2018 [۲۰ خرداد ۱۳۹۷ (20 Khordad 1397) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ۶۵۵۹۸۹۱ [6559891]. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  5. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ^ Jahangiri, Eshaq (19 July 2021) [شماره ۴۶۲۸۷/ت ۵۸۶۴۲هـ ـ ۱۴۰۰/۴/۲۸ (No. 46287/T 58642 AH - 1400/4/28) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در شهرستان تبریز استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Resolution on the national divisions in Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan province]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره ۲۱۰۶۵۲ [Proposal No. 210652]. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2025.