Kuran, East Azerbaijan

Kuran (Persian: كورن), also Romanized as Kūran; also known as Kahrān, is a village in, and the capital of, Chahardangeh-ye Jonubi Rural District of Chahardangeh District, Hurand County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.

Kuran
Persian: كورن
Village
Kuran
Coordinates: 38°57′12″N 47°26′10″E
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyHurand
DistrictChahardangeh
Rural DistrictChahardangeh-ye Jonubi
Population
 (2016)
  Total403
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 524 in 114 households, when it was in Dodangeh Rural District of the former Hurand District of Ahar County. The following census in 2011 counted 506 people in 147 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 403 people in 135 households.

After the 2016 census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Hurand County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Hurand as its capital and only city.

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