Chahar Borj

Chahar Borj چهاربرج
—  city  —
Chahar Borj
Coordinates: 37°07′31″N 45°58′42″E / 37.12528°N 45.97833°E / 37.12528; 45.97833Coordinates: 37°07′31″N 45°58′42″E / 37.12528°N 45.97833°E / 37.12528; 45.97833
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Miandoab
Bakhsh	Marhemetabad
Elevation	1,282 m (4,206 ft)
Population (2006)
- Total	7,940
Time zone	IRST (UTC+3:30)
- Summer (DST)	IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Chahar Borj (Persian: چهاربرج; also Romanized as Chahār Borj; also known as Chahār Borj-e Qadīm (Persian: چهار برج قدیم) and Chahār Borj-e Bālā; formerly, Charbish and Charbysh)^[1] is a city in and the capital of Marhemetabad District, in Miandoab County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. It is 23 kilometres (14 mi) from the south shore of Lake Urmia and 21 kilometres (13 mi) northwest of the city of Miandoab. At the 2006 census, its population was 7,940, in 1,937 families.^[2]

References

1. ^ Chahar Borj can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3057285" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Islamic Republic of Iran. http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/04.xls. 

External links

• "'Chahar Borj-e Qadim, Iran" Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.
• "Chahar Borj-e Qadim Map — Satellite Images of Chahar Borj-e Qadim" Maplandia