Malekan County
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Malekan County is a county
in East Azerbaijan Province in Iran
. The capital of the county is Malekan
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 100,366, in 24,823 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District
and Leylan District
. The county has two cities: Malekan
and Leylan
.
The main business of its people is farming and producing fruit.
The first theory tells " because the grounds are owned by "GAJAR" government the city's has been named after the founder and the king of the government.
The second theory holds that " because there have been several kings that have came and gone in the past ... " it has been named this way.
The third and the last theory is that the name " Malek/Kandi" is derived from the name of a king called "Maleknia".
king of Malekan's. He was the first one that enhanced the facilities of the city by provided high standard schools and colleges for students.Fardin II is named after his father "Fardin II".He is the best king Malekan has ever had and due to that reason he holds a great reputation both on and off the city.After he died his elder son "Saman" kept on her father's way and even became more popular than the great king "Fardin".
Counties of Iran
The provinces of Iran further subdivided into counties called shahrestan , an area inside an ostan, and consists of a city centre, few bakhsh and many villages around them. There are usually a few cities and rural agglomerations in each county. Rural agglomerations are a collection of a number...
in East Azerbaijan Province in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. The capital of the county is Malekan
Malekan
Malekan , also Romanized as Malek Kandī and Malikkand) is a city in and the capital of Malekan County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 23,989, in 6,356 families....
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 100,366, in 24,823 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District
Central District (Malekan County)
The Central District of Malekan County is a district in Malekan County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 77,132, in 19,482 families. The District has one city: Malekan....
and Leylan District
Leylan District
Leylan District is a district in Malekan County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 23,234, in 5,341 families. The District has one city: Leylan....
. The county has two cities: Malekan
Malekan
Malekan , also Romanized as Malek Kandī and Malikkand) is a city in and the capital of Malekan County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 23,989, in 6,356 families....
and Leylan
Leylan
Leylan is a city in and the capital of Leylan District, in Malekan County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 6,079, in 1,468 families....
.
The main business of its people is farming and producing fruit.
Etymology
The word "Malekan" is derived from Malek/Kandi, "The village of the King" .However There are various theories pertaining to the origin of the name 'Malekan/Kandi' :The first theory tells " because the grounds are owned by "GAJAR" government the city's has been named after the founder and the king of the government.
The second theory holds that " because there have been several kings that have came and gone in the past ... " it has been named this way.
The third and the last theory is that the name " Malek/Kandi" is derived from the name of a king called "Maleknia".
Landscapes
Honestly Malekan doesn't have what it takes to be a beautiful city and neither it have any kind of art to be worth watching or anything valuable that a foreigner would like to see.It really is a shame that a city of Malekan's calibre with the history and capacity that it has, doesn't have any landmarks or valuable spectacles; However, there are some honourable mentions such as " Girls Bridge " and "albilaghi".Legendary persons
There is no one in the city who hasn't heard of the Great King Fardin II. Fardin I was a legendaryking of Malekan's. He was the first one that enhanced the facilities of the city by provided high standard schools and colleges for students.Fardin II is named after his father "Fardin II".He is the best king Malekan has ever had and due to that reason he holds a great reputation both on and off the city.After he died his elder son "Saman" kept on her father's way and even became more popular than the great king "Fardin".