Aruq
Persian: لكلر | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 37°08′13″N 46°08′41″E / 37.13694°N 46.14472°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | East Azerbaijan |
County | Malekan |
District | Central |
Rural District | Gavdul-e Markazi |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 4,462 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Aruq (Persian: اروق), also Romanized as Ārūq,[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Gavdul-e Markazi Rural District[4] of the Central District of Malekan County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 3,566 in 902 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 3,904 people in 1,149 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 4,462 people in 1,288 households.[2]