{{Short description|Village in Zanjan province, Iran}}

{{for|the village in West Azerbaijan province|Qarayi, West Azerbaijan{{!}}Qarayi}}

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{{Infobox settlement |name = Qarayi |native_name = {{langx|fa|قرآیی}} |native_name_lang = fa |settlement_type = Village |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_alt = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_alt = |image_seal = |seal_alt = |image_shield = |shield_alt = |etymology = |nickname = |motto = |image_map = |map_alt = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Iran |pushpin_map_alt = |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_label_position = |coordinates = {{Coord|36|32|04|N|47|56|47|E|dim:1km|display=inline,title}} |coordinates_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite map |author=((OpenStreetMap contributors)) |url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=36.534444&mlon=47.946389&zoom=15#map=15/36.53444/47.94639|website=[[OpenStreetMap]] |title=قره ایی, دهستان قلتوق, بخش مرکزی [Qarah Ayi, Qoltuq Rural District, Central District], Zanjan County, Zanjan Province, Iran|date=21 April 2025|access-date=21 April 2025|lang=fa}}</ref> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = [[Iran]] |subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Iran|Province]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Zanjan province|Zanjan]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Counties of Iran|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Mahneshan County|Mahneshan]] |subdivision_type3 = [[Bakhsh (administrative division)|District]] |subdivision_name3 = [[Anguran District|Anguran]] |subdivision_type4 = [[Rural Districts of Iran|Rural District]] |subdivision_name4 = [[Qaleh Juq Rural District|Qaleh Juq]] |established_title = |established_date = |founder = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |unit_pref = Metric <!-- ALL fields with measurements have automatic unit conversion --> <!-- for references: use <ref> tags --> |area_footnotes = <!-- square kilometers --> |area_total_km2 = |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |population_footnotes = <ref name="2016 Zanjan Province"/> |population_as_of = 2016 |population_total = 58 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_note = |population_demonym = |timezone = [[Iran Standard Time|IRST]] |utc_offset = +3:30 |postal_code = |area_code = |website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> |module = |footnotes = }}

'''Qarayi''' ({{langx|fa|قرآیی}}){{efn|Also [[romanize]]d as '''Qarā’ī'''; formerly known as '''Qareh’ī''' (قره آيي)<ref name="Zanjan County Rural Districts"> {{cite web |first=Mir-Hossein |last=Mousavi |author-link=Mir-Hossein Mousavi |orig-date={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|تاریخ تصویب}} (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar) |date=22 April 1987 <!-- Converted 'Approval date' using https://www.iranchamber.com/calendar/converter/iranian_calendar_converter.php --> |script-title=fa:ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 22 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان زنجان مرکز استان زنجان |trans-title=‌Creation and formation of 22 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Zanjan County, the capital of Zanjan province |url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/110056 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250625152032/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/110056 |archive-date=25 June 2025 |access-date=25 June 2025 |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|لام تا کام}} [Lam ta Kam] |publisher={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|‌وزارت کشور}} [Ministry of the Interior] |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|هیات وزیران}} [Council of Ministers] |language=fa |id={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شناسه}} [ID] 60AD9B5C-F611-44C1-BAE0-80DF0055064E. {{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شماره دوره}} [Course number] 66.}}</ref><ref>{{GEOnet3|-3795833|Qarehi}}</ref>}} is a village in [[Qaleh Juq Rural District]] of [[Anguran District]] in [[Mahneshan County]], [[Zanjan province|Zanjan]] province, [[Iran]].

==Demographics== ===Population=== At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 119 in 22 households.<ref name="2006 Zanjan Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان زنجان |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2006: Zanjan Province |language=fa |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/19.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920091748/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/19.xls |archive-date=20 September 2011 |format=Excel |access-date=25 September 2022}}</ref> The following census in 2011 counted 102 people in 27 households.<ref name="2011 Zanjan Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان زنجان |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2011: Zanjan Province |language=fa |website=Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University |url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Zanjan.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121160421/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Zanjan.xls |archive-date=21 January 2023 |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |format=Excel |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref> The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 58 people in 18 households.<ref name="2016 Zanjan Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان زنجان |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2016: Zanjan Province |language=fa |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_19.xlsx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427114852/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_19.xlsx |archive-date=27 April 2022 |format=Excel |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref>

==See also== {{Portal-inline|Iran}} {{clear}}

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{{Zanjan Province|state=collapsed}}

{{Mahneshan County|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Populated places in Mahneshan County]]

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