Bakhshayesh

City in East Azerbaijan province, Iran

City in East Azerbaijan, Iran

Bakhshayesh (Persian: بخشايش)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Heris County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 5,752 in 1,386 households.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 6,098 people in 1,677 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 6,102 people in 1,801 households.^[2]

Notable people

• Abd al-Rahim Aqiqi Bakhshayishi, (1942 – 5 April 2012) Islamic religious writer, journalist and translator.

See also

• Bakshaish rugs and carpets

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Bakhshaish, Bakhshāyesh, and Bekhshayesh^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (3 September 2024). "Bakhshayesh, Heris County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Bakhshayesh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3054898" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): East Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.