Republic of Mahabad

The Republic of Mahabad (Kurdish: کۆماری مەھاباد‎ Komarî Mehabad; Persian: جمهوری مهاباد‎‎) was a short-lived self-governing state in present-day Iran. The Republic of Mahabad arose alongside the Azerbaijan People's Government, a similarly short-lived state.

The capital of Republic of Mahabad was the city of Mahabad, in northwestern Iran. The state encompassed a small territory, including Mahabad and the adjacent cities of Piranshahr and Ushnaviya. The republic's foundation and demise was a part of the Iran crisis during the opening stages of the Cold War.

Background

Iran was invaded by the Allies in late August 1941, with the Soviets controlling the north. In the absence of a central government, the Soviets attempted to attach northwestern Iran to the Soviet Union, and promoted Kurdish nationalism. From these factors resulted a Kurdish manifesto that above all sought autonomy and self-government for the Kurdish people in Iran within the limits of the Iranian state.

In the town of Mahabad, inhabited mostly by Kurds, a committee of middle-class people supported by tribal chiefs took over the local administration. A political party called the Society for the Revival of Kurdistan (Komeley Jiyanewey Kurdistan or JK) was formed. Qazi Muhammad, head of a family of religious jurists, was elected as chairman of the party. Although the republic was not declared until December 1945, Qazi's committee administered the area for more than five years until the fall of the republic.

Mahabad

Mahabad (Persian: مهاباد‎‎, Kurdish: مەھاباد‎; also Romanized as Mahābād and Mehābād; formerly known as Sāūjbulākh or Sawcheblakh) is a city in and the capital of Mahabad County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 133,324, in 31,000 families.

The city's population is Kurdish, with the city lying south of Lake Urmia in a narrow valley 1,300 metres above sea level.

Etymology

The town was founded in the Safavid period, and its first name was Savoujbolagh. Savoujbolagh is a Turkic word meaning cold spring. Later, in the Qajarid period, the town was called Savoujbolagh Mokri, meaning Savoujbolagh of the Mukri tribe, due to the residence of the Mukri tribe in the town. This was the name of the town until 1936, when the town was named Mahabad by Rashid Yasemi from the Academy of Persian Language and Literature.

History

Mahabad is situated in a region that was the center of the Mannaeans, who flourished in 10th to 7th centuries BC. Mannaeans "after suffering several defeats at the hands of both Scythians and Assyrians, the remnants of the Mannaean populace were absorbed by an Iranian people known as the Matieni and the area became known as Matiene. It was then annexed by the Medes in about 609 BC.

Mahabad (electoral district)

Mahabad (electoral district) is a 7th electoral district in the West Azerbaijan Province. this electoral district have 215,529 population and elects 1 members of parliament.

1980

MP in 1980 from the electorate of Mahabad. (1st)

1984

MP in 1984 from the electorate of Mahabad. (2nd)

1988

MP in 1988 from the electorate of Mahabad. (3rd)

1992

MP in 1992 from the electorate of Mahabad. (4th)

1996

MP in 1996 from the electorate of Mahabad. (5th)

2000

MP in 2000 from the electorate of Mahabad. (6th)

2004

MP in 2004 from the electorate of Mahabad. (7th)

2008

MP in 2008 from the electorate of Mahabad. (8th)

2012

MP in 2012 from the electorate of Mahabad. (9th)

References

Mahabad (disambiguation)

Mahabad is a city in northwestern Iran.

Mahabad may also refer to: