Badalabad

Badalabad (Persian: بدل اباد), also Romanized as Badalābād, is a village in Dizaj Rural District of the Central District of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.

Badalabad
Persian: بدل اباد
Village
Badalabad
Coordinates: 38°34′16″N 44°55′33″E
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyKhoy
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictDizaj
Population
 (2016)
  Total9,256
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 6,725 in 1,503 households. The following census in 2011 counted 8,491 people in 2,203 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 9,256 people in 2,581 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.

The 14th-century author Hamdallah Mustawfi mentioned it in his Nuzhat al-Qulub, as Badhalābād, as one of the "best-known" villages in the Khoy district.

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