# Chekan

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Village in East Azerbaijan province, Iran

Village in East Azerbaijan, Iran

Chekan Persian: چكان Village Emamzadeh Ebrahim in the village of Chekan Chekan Coordinates: 37°20′55″N 46°19′07″E / 37.34861°N 46.31861°E / 37.34861; 46.31861[1] Country Iran Province East Azerbaijan County Maragheh District Central Rural District Sarajuy-ye Shomali Population (2016)[2] • Total 1,022 Time zone UTC+3:30 (IRST)

**Chekan** ([Persian](/source/Persian_language): چكان)[a] is a village in [Sarajuy-ye Shomali Rural District](/source/Sarajuy-ye_Shomali_Rural_District)[4] of the [Central District](/source/Central_District_(Maragheh_County)) in [Maragheh County](/source/Maragheh_County), [East Azerbaijan](/source/East_Azerbaijan_province) province, [Iran](/source/Iran).

## Demographics

### Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 966 in 231 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,120 people in 302 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,022 people in 293 households.[2]

## See also

[Iran portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Iran)

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Also [romanized](/source/Romanize) as **Chakān** and **Chekān**; also known as **Chagān**, **Chikian**, and **Chikyan**[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** OpenStreetMap contributors (22 March 2025). ["چکان \[Chekan\], Chekan, دهستان سراجوی شمالی \[Sarajuy-ye Shomali Rural District\], Maragheh Central District, Maragheh County, Iran"](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=37.348611&mlon=46.318611&zoom=15#map=15/37.34861/46.31861) (Map). *[OpenStreetMap](/source/OpenStreetMap)* (in Persian). Retrieved 22 March 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-2016_East_Azerbaijan_Province_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-2016_East_Azerbaijan_Province_2-1) [سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی](https://web.archive.org/web/20201113123618/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_03.xlsx) [General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. *مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]* (in Persian). Archived from [the original](https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_03.xlsx) (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Chekan](https://geonames.nga.mil/geon-ags/rest/services/RESEARCH/GIS_OUTPUT/MapServer/0/query?where=ufi+=+-3057223&outFields=*) at [GEOnet Names Server](/source/GEOnet_Names_Server)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-East_Azerbaijan_Province_Reforms_112813_5-0)** [Habibi, Hassan](/source/Hassan_Habibi) (16 May 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/02/26 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. [تصویب اصلاحاتی در دهستانهای استان آذربایجان شرقی](https://web.archive.org/web/20231206114303/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/112813) [‌Approval of reforms in rural districts of East Azerbaijan province]. *لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam]* (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 34E4F82E-DD23-444A-BF32-58F2CC57DDA2. شماره دوره [Course number] 69. Archived from [the original](https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/112813) on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2006_East_Azerbaijan_Province_6-0)** [سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی](https://web.archive.org/web/20110920092432/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/03.xls) [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan Province]. *مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]* (in Persian). Archived from [the original](http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/03.xls) (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2011_East_Azerbaijan_Province_7-0)** [سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان شرقی](https://web.archive.org/web/20230116202318/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/East-Azerbaijan.xls) [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province]. *Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University* (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from [the original](https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/East-Azerbaijan.xls) (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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