Yusoflu, Khoda Afarin

Village in East Azerbaijan, Iran
Yusoflu
يوسفلو
village
A distant view of Yusoflu in 2009.
A distant view of Yusoflu in 2009.
38°55′02″N 46°51′37″E / 38.91722°N 46.86028°E / 38.91722; 46.86028
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyKhoda Afarin
BakhshMinjavan
Rural DistrictMinjavan-e Gharbi
Population
 (2006)
 • Total40
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Yusoflu (Persian: يوسفلو, also Romanized as Yūsoflū; also known as Yusupli)[1] is a village in Minjavan-e Gharbi Rural District, Minjavan District, Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 40, in 8 families.[2] According to a more recent and, perhaps, reliable statistics the population is 26 people in 6 families.[3]

Notable people

The second generation of immigrants from Yusoflu have achieved significant success in national level. A brief list is the following:

  • Yousef Ali Abbasabad,[4] a prolific scholar and writer[5]
  • Arsalan Fathipor, chairman of the economic commission in the Iranian Parliament[6]
  • Houssein Rezapour, a poet with the pen name "Razi"[5]
  • Prof. Shahram Rezapour, a young internationally recognized mathematician[7]
  • Yaqoob Rezapour, ophthalmologist[8]
  • Forests around the village
    Forests around the village

References

  1. ^ Yusoflu can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3088723" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "پورتال دانشگاه پیام نور-دانشگاه ادبیات و علوم انسانی". pnu.ac.ir.
  5. ^ a b "NOSA BOOKS".
  6. ^ "پایگاه اطلاع رسانی ارسلان فتحی پور". fathipor.com.
  7. ^ [1][permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "فهرست داوطلبان عضویت در شورای شهر خوی". Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
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