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Movil

Movil is a village in Dasht Rural District of the Central District in Meshgin Shahr County, Ardabil province, Iran.

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Movil
Persian: مويل
Village
Movil
Coordinates: 38°17′50″N 47°42′57″E / 38.29722°N 47.71583°E / 38.29722; 47.715831
CountryIran
ProvinceArdabil
CountyMeshgin Shahr
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictDasht
Population
 (2016)2
 • Total
1,658
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Movil (Persian: مويل)a is a village in Dasht Rural District4 of the Central District in Meshgin Shahr County, Ardabil province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,400 in 302 households.5 The following census in 2011 counted 1,532 people in 422 households.6 The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,658 people in 491 households.2

Etymology

According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name "Movil" is derived from the Mongolian word moyl, referring to the bird cherry (Prunus padus).7: 77 

See also

See also

Iran portal

Notes

Notes

  1. Also romanized as Movīl and Mū’īl; also known as Mūbel and Mūl3
References

References

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (25 February 2025). "Movil, دهستان دشت, بخش مرکزی [Dasht Rural District, Central District], Meshkinshahr County, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  2. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان اردبیل [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Ardabil Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  3. Movil at GEOnet Names Server
  4. Habibi, Hassan (28 May 2000) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1379/03/08 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد تغییرات و اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان اردبیل [‌Making divisional changes and reforms in Ardabil province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 60A86EC1-D1C3-42C1-B43F-D085CAA94D65. شماره دوره [Course number] 79. Archived from the original on 27 February 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  5. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان اردبیل [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Ardabil Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  6. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان اردبیل [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Ardabil Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  7. Minorsky, Vladimir (1957). "Mongol Place-Names in Mukri Kurdistan". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 19 (1): 58–81. Retrieved 16 October 2022.