Qushchi

Qushchi Persian: قوشچی
City
Qushchi
Coordinates: 37°59′31″N 45°02′13″E / 37.99194°N 45.03694°E / 37.99194; 45.03694[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Urmia
District	Anzal
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	2,787
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qushchi (Persian: قوشچی)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Anzal District^[5] of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. It was the administrative center for Anzal-e Shomali Rural District^[6] until its capital was transferred to the village of Qarah Bagh.^[7]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 2,832 in 828 households.^[8] The following census in 2011 counted 2,526 people in 844 households.^[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,787 people in 935 households.^[3]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Qūshchī; also known as Ghoshchi, Gūchi, and Kushi^[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (28 September 2024). "Bari, دهستان انزل شمالی, بخش انزل [Anzal-e Shomali Rural District, Anzal District], Urumia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 28 September 2024.
2. "X2RP+QQG Qushchi, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
3. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
4. Qushchi can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3080533" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
5. Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان آذربایجان غربی به مرکزیت شهر ارومیه [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] D6D37EAB-50D7-43D6-B320-D774C01ADE50. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
6. Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (22 April 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل 20 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانهای در شهرستان ارومیه تابع استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Creation and formation of 20 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Urmia County under West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 7DD016E4-E840-4986-9FDD-044DD3A0B2EE. شماره دوره [Course number] 66. Archived from the original on 2 November 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
7. Habibi, Hassan (16 May 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/02/26 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب اصلاحاتی در دهستانهای استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Approval of reforms in rural districts of West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] B2E87E5A-8C12-42D9-9648-6CBC38BD052D. شماره دوره [Course number] 69. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
8. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
9. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.