Janan Lu

Coordinates: 39°07′15″N 46°52′54″E / 39.12083°N 46.88167°E / 39.12083; 46.88167
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Janan Lu
Persian: جانانلو
Village
The village of Janan Lu in October 2011
The village of Janan Lu in October 2011
Janan Lu is located in Iran
Janan Lu
Janan Lu
Coordinates: 39°07′15″N 46°52′54″E / 39.12083°N 46.88167°E / 39.12083; 46.88167[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyKhoda Afarin
DistrictMinjavan
Rural DistrictMinjavan-e Sharqi
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,742
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Janan Lu (Persian: جانانلو), also Romanized as Jānān Lū and Jānānlū,[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Minjavan-e Sharqi Rural District[4] of Minjavan District, Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 604 in 153 households, when it was in the former Khoda Afarin District of Kaleybar County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,786 people in 496 households,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Khoda Afarin County.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,742 people in 555 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

History[edit]

The online edition of the Dehkhoda Dictionary, quoting Iranian Army files,[8] refers to Jananlu as a Malaria-infested location with a population of 284.[9] At the time, Jananlu was the largest village of Minjavan District.[10] Moreover, a clan of Mohammad Khanlu tribe, comprising 60 households, used the village as their winter quarters.[11] At the 2006 census, its population was 604, in 153 families.[12] According to a more recent statistics, by 2012, the population had increased to 1786 people in 496 families.[13] This rate of population growth is perhaps the highest in Arasbaran region, and it is expected that the village will be designated as a city in near future.

Archaeology[edit]

Just to the north of Jananlu in the Khoda Afarin Plain, near the Araxes river, there are located two important archaeological sites of the Chalcolithic period that are nearby to each other. They are now located on the shore of the artificial lake that has being created after a new dam has been built on the river.

Kohneh Pasgah[edit]

Kohne Pasgah Tepesi has a very deep deposit from the Kura–Araxes culture period. It shows a continuity of occupation from the Late Chalcolithic into Early Bronze Age I. Here, the Kura‑Araxes layers superimpose on the Chalcolithic phase without any visible interruption. Kura‑Araxes pottery sherds dating to the earliest phases of this culture are attested. But after the Kura‑Araxes II period (2800‑2600 BC), the site is abandoned until the Iron Age.[14] Nevertheless, the occupation continues at Kohneh Tepesi, a sister site located nearby.[14]

Kohneh Tepesi[edit]

Excavations were conducted at Kohneh Tepesi in 2006 and 2007.

In the middle of the third millennium BC, Kohne Tepesi was a densely occupied site of the Kura–Araxes culture, with the cultural deposits of about six meters thick. Around 2650 BC, there was a shift from the Kura-Araxes II phase to Kura-Araxes III phase.

Then after a gap of thousands of years, the site was reoccupied during the Parthian period.

Outside of the residential area, some unusual funerary structures of Kura-Araxes period were found, which are unknown from elsewhere in Iran.

Tools were made of chert (bifacial sickle elements), and obsidian. The obsidian assemblage is quite unusual, as it lacks standardization and regular tool types.

The faunal remains from the settlement indicate the presence of sheep, goat, and cattle in their economy, with cattle being the main source of food.[15]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (24 February 2024). "Janan Lu, Khoda Afarin County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Janan Lu can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3816447" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (18 May 1366). "Creation and formation of 30 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Ahar County under East Azerbaijan province". Islamic Council Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 26 October 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (7 September 1389). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Kaleybar County". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  8. ^ فرهنگ جغرافیایی ایران، آبادیها، زیر نظر حسینعلی رزم آرا، تهران: سازمان جغرافیایی کشور، 1329، ج 4
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ P. Oberling, “The Tribes of Qarāca Dāġ,” Oriens 17, 1964, p. 69
  12. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 20 September 2011.
  13. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ^ a b Maziar, Sepideh (2019). "Iran and the Kura-Araxes cultural tradition, so near and yet so far". The Iranian Plateau during the Bronze Age. MOM Éditions. pp. 51–74. doi:10.4000/books.momeditions.7986. ISBN 978-2-35668-063-1.
  15. ^ Ali Zalaghi, Sepideh Maziar, Bayram Aghalari, Marjan Mashkour, Mozhgan Jayez. Kohne Tepesi: A Kura-Araxes and Parthian settlement in the Araxes River Basin, Northwest Iran. Journal of Iran National Museum, 2021, 2 (2), pp.49-74. 10.22034/JINM.2021.253021 . hal-03872069


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