Ilkhchi (Persian: ایلخچی and Azerbaijani: Ilxıçı), also Romanized as Īlkhchī,[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Ilkhchi District of Osku County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.[4]
Ilkhchi
Persian: ایلخچی | |
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City | |
Ilkhchi | |
Coordinates: 37°56′09″N 45°58′46″E / 37.93583°N 45.97944°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | East Azerbaijan |
County | Osku |
District | Ilkhchi |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 16,574 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 13,927 in 4,014 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 15,231 people in 4,735 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 16,574 people in 5,500 households.[2] Ilkhchi is located to the south east of Tabriz, the capital city of East Azerbaijan province.[7]