Torkamanchay (Persian: تركمانچای, Azerbaijani: Türkmənçay/تورکمنچای)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Torkamanchay District of Mianeh County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran,[4] and also serves as the administrative center for Barvanan-e Markazi Rural District.[5] A suburb of Mianeh, it is well known for the Treaty of Turkmenchay of 1828.[citation needed]
Torkamanchay ترکمانچای Türkmənçay/تورکمنچای | |
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City | |
  Torkamanchay | |
| Coordinates: 37°34′55″N 47°23′29″E / 37.58194°N 47.39139°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | East Azerbaijan |
| County | Mianeh |
| District | Torkamanchay |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 7,443 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 6,434 in 1,645 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 7,094 people in 1,984 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 7,443 people in 2,366 households.[2]
