Sheykh Hoseynlu
Sheykh Hoseynlu
شيخحسينلو | |
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village | |
 Sheykh Hoseynlu in June 2011 | |
  Sheykh Hoseynlu | |
| Coordinates: 38°56′56″N 46°49′45″E / 38.94889°N 46.82917°E | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | East Azerbaijan |
| County | Khoda Afarin |
| Bakhsh | Minjavan |
| Rural District | Minjavan-e Gharbi |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 131 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
Sheykh Hoseynlu (Persian: شيخحسينلو, also Romanized as Sheykh Ḩoseynlū; also known as Shaikh Husain, Sheykh Ḩasanlū, Sheykh Ḩoseyn, and Shikhuseyn)[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 131, in 34 families.[2]
The inhabitants are followers of Yarsan religion. A prominent spiritual leader of the religion, Ali Alipour (D. 1991) lived most of his life in Sheykh Hoseynloo. He was, perhaps, the only Iranian who spent time in a Germany concentration camp as a prisoner of war. The family of Azerbaijan's famous Ashik, Changiz Mehdipour are originally from Sheykh Hoseynloo.
References
- ^ Sheykh Hoseynlu can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3084856" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
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