Movil
مويل
village
Movil is located in Iran
Movil
Movil
Coordinates: 38°17′43″N 47°43′01″E / 38.29528°N 47.71694°E / 38.29528; 47.71694
Country Iran
ProvinceArdabil
CountyMeshgin Shahr
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictDasht
Population
 (2006)
  Total1,400
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Movil (Persian: مويل, also Romanized as Movīl and Mū’īl; also known as Mūbel and Mūl)[1] is a village in Dasht Rural District, in the Central District of Meshgin Shahr County, Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,400, in 302 families.[2]

Name

According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name "Movil" is derived from the Mongolian word moyl, referring to the bird cherry (Prunus padus).[3]:77

References

  1. Movil can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3075923" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  3. Minorsky, Vladimir (1957). "Mongol Place-Names in Mukri Kurdistan". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 19 (1): 58–81. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
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