Select Page

Mashhad Hasanlu

Mashhad Hasanlu (Persian: مشدحسنلو, also Romanized as Mashhad Ḩasanlū; also known as Mashhadī ‘Asalū, Mashhadī Ḩasanlū, Mashhadī Hasnloo Meikhan, Mashhadī Ḩoseynaklū, Meshady Asalu, and Meshedi Asalu)[1] is a village in Minjavan-e Gharbi Rural District, Minjavan District, Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 230, in 47 families.[2]

In the wake of White Revolution (early 1960s) a clan of Mohammad Khanlu tribe, comprising 25 households, used Mashhad Hasanlu as their winter quarters.[3]

References

  1. ^ Mashhad Hasanlu can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3074269" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  3. ^ P. Oberling, “The Tribes of Qarāca Dāġ,” Oriens 17, 1964, p. 69