Taraf, Iran

For the village in Kerman Province, see Taraf, Kerman.
Taraf
طرف
village
Taraf
Coordinates: 38°19′52″N 46°54′24″E / 38.33111°N 46.90667°E / 38.33111; 46.90667Coordinates: 38°19′52″N 46°54′24″E / 38.33111°N 46.90667°E / 38.33111; 46.90667
Country  Iran
Province East Azerbaijan
County Heris
Bakhsh Khvajeh
Rural District Bedevostan-e Gharbi
Population (2006)
 • Total 227
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Taraf (Persian: طرف‎‎, also Romanized as Ţaraf; also known as Tarp)[1] is a village in Bedevostan-e Gharbi Rural District, Khvajeh District, Heris County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 227, in 51 families.[2] The name 'Taraf' is a Farsi word meaning "concealing or disguising one's beliefs, convictions, ideas, feelings, opinions, and/or strategies at a time of imminent danger, whether now or later in time, to save oneself from physical and/or mental injury."

References

  1. ↑ Taraf can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3087055" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
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