Mamqan

Mamqan (Persian: ممقان)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Mamqan District^[5][b] in Azarshahr County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. The previous capital of the district was the city of Azarshahr.^[6] Mamqan also serves as the administrative center for Shahrak Rural District.^[7][c] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Khanamir.^[5] Mamqan is the world's largest producer of chickpeas.^{[citation needed]}

Key Information

Mamqan Persian: ممقان
City
Mamqan
Coordinates: 37°50′45″N 45°58′19″E / 37.84583°N 45.97194°E / 37.84583; 45.97194[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Center
District	Mamqan
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	11,892
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
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1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (2 September 2024). "میدان نماز, ممقان, شهرک مهر [Prayer Square, Mamqan, Shahrak-e Mehr], Mamqan, دهستان شهرک, بخش ممقان, Azarshahr County, 53751-71379, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
2. ^ "RXWC+8QP Mamaqan, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
3. ^ ^{a b} سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
4. ^ Mamqan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3073847" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
5. ^ ^{a b} Aref, Mohammad Reza (9 March 2003) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1381/12/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Approval of divisional reforms in East Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 23A75CC2-A70D-48F1-AAEB-C3B358AA3B12. Archived from the original on 6 September 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
6. ^ Habibi, Hassan (15 June 1997) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1376/03/25 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تغییرات تقسیمات کشوری در استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Changes in the national divisions in East Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 20D4E48A-776F-4258-80D7-ADC4997B2CA0. شماره دوره [Course number] 76, شماره جلد [Volume number] 254. Archived from the original on 6 September 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
7. ^ ^{a b} Aref, Mohammad Reza (20 September 2004) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1383/06/30 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات تقسیماتی در شهرهای ممقان و آذرشهر [‌Divisional reforms in the cities of Mamqan and Azarshahr]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 6CEDB3F4-A4CE-44A0-B26D-3AE1D4BF25A7. Archived from the original on 6 September 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
8. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
9. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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