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Mafruz Lu

Coordinates: 39°08′06″N 46°51′41″E / 39.13500°N 46.86139°E / 39.13500; 46.86139
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Mafruz Lu
مفروضلو
village
Mafruz Lu is located in Iran
Mafruz Lu
Mafruz Lu
Coordinates: 39°08′06″N 46°51′41″E / 39.13500°N 46.86139°E / 39.13500; 46.86139
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyKhoda Afarin
BakhshMinjavan
Rural DistrictMinjavan-e Sharqi
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
290
Time zoneUTC 3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC 4:30 (IRDT)

Mafruz Lu (Persian: مفروضلو, also Romanized as Mafrūẕ Lū and Mafrūẕlū; also known as Khavalu, Khaveh Lū, and Māhbūzlū)[1] is a village in Minjavan-e Sharqi Rural District, Minjavan District, Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 290, in 76 families.[2]

In the wake of White Revolution (early 1960s) a clan of Mohammad Khanlu tribe, comprising 35 households, used Mafruzlu as their winter quarters.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Mafruz Lu can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3073370" 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