Balanej
Balanej (Persian: بالانج; in Armenian: Բալանիշ), also Romanized as Bālānej, Bālānaj, Balānej, and Bālānj, is a village in, and the capital of, Baranduzchay-ye Jonubi Rural District of the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.
Balanej Persian: بالانج | |
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Village | |
  Balanej | |
| Coordinates: 37°23′48″N 45°09′50″E / 37.39667°N 45.16389°E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | West Azerbaijan |
| County | Urmia |
| District | Central |
| Rural District | Baranduzchay-ye Jonubi |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 3,023 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 2,189 in 506 households. The following census in 2011 counted 2,407 people in 629 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,023 people in 797 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district. The village was largely inhabited by Assyrians until the Assyrian genocide.[citation needed]
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