Country Iran Bakhsh Minjavan Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30) Province East Azerbaijan Province | County Khoda Afarin Rural District Minjavan-e Sharqi Population 604 (2006) | |
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Janan Lu (Persian: جانانلو, also Romanized as Jānān Lū and Jānānlū) is a village in Minjavan-e Sharqi Rural District, Minjavan District, Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 604, in 153 families. Since December 2008 Jananlu has been included in Aras Free Zone.
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Map of Jananlo, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Situation
The online edition of the Dehkhoda Dictionary, quoting Iranian Army files, refers to Jananlu as a Malaria-infested location with a population of 284. At the time, Jananlu was the largest village of Minjavan District. Moreover, a clan of Mohammad Khanlu tribe, comprising 60 households, used the village as their winter quarters. At the 2006 census, its population was 604, in 153 families. According to a more recent statistics, by 2012, the population had increased to 1786 people in 496 families. This rate of population growth is perhaps the highest in Arasbaran region, and it is expected that the village will be designated as a town in near future.