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Chargar

Chargar is a village in Sain Qaleh Rural District of the Central District in Abhar County, Zanjan province, Iran.

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Chargar
چرگر
Village
Chargar
Coordinates: 36°25′14″N 49°02′47″E / 36.42056°N 49.04639°E / 36.42056; 49.046391
CountryIran
ProvinceZanjan
CountyAbhar
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictSain Qaleh
Population
 (2016)2
 • Total
866
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Chargar (Persian: چرگر)a is a village in Sain Qaleh Rural District4 of the Central District in Abhar County, Zanjan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 853 in 238 households.5 The following census in 2011 counted 760 people in 237 households.6 The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 866 people in 278 households.2

Overview

Chargar is the site of epithermal metal ore deposits, which consist primarily of chalcopyrite and gold.7 The main gangue minerals are quartz, barite, and calcite.7 The ores are embedded in Eocene volcanic rocks which are classified as andesitic tuff and associated with the Karaj Formation.7 The Chargar deposit has similarities to the Khalifehlu and Aliabad-Khanchay deposits.7

See also

See also

Iran portal

Notes

Notes

  1. Also known as Charkar3
References

References

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (13 February 2025). "Chargar, Sain Qaleh RD, Abhar Central District, Abhar County, Zanjan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  2. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان زنجان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Zanjan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Chargar at GEOnet Names Server
  4. Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (22 April 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 9 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها واقع در شهرستان ابهر تابع استان زنجان [‌Creation and formation of nine rural districts including villages, farms and places located in Abhar County under Zanjan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 10E8D2EA-34D4-4263-9C5A-723F410138CB. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 2. Archived from the original on 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  5. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان زنجان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Zanjan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان زنجان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Zanjan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. Mousavi Motlagh, Seyed Hedayatalah; Ghaderi, Majid; Yasami, Narges; Alfonso, Pura (October 2019). "Stable isotope geochemistry of Chargar epithermal deposit: Constraints on epithermal systems in the Tarom metallogenic belt, NW Iran". Journal of Geochemical Exploration. 205. Retrieved 6 February 2023.