Chaldoran County (Persian: شهرستان چالدران) is located in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Siah Cheshmeh, (Persian: سيه چشمه) or Qara Aineh, also called Chaldoran. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 143,205, in 31,291 families.[1] Chaldoran is one of the tourist areas of West Azerbaijan because of its cold weather in winter and cool in summer.

Chaldoran County شهرستان چالدران
County
Location of Chaldoran County in West Azerbaijan province
Location of West Azerbaijan province in Iran
Coordinates: 39°07′N 44°25′E
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
Capital	Siah Cheshmeh
Districts	2 (2006)
Population  (2006)
• Total	44,572
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
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History

Chaldoran is the site of the historic Battle of Chaldiran, which took place in 1514 between the armies of Ottoman Sultan Selim I and Safavid Shah Ismail I on the narrow plain outside of the town. The Ottoman army had the advantage of using firearms as well as superiority in size, and defeated the Safavid army for the first time.

After the Ottomans took this area, they resettled many of the Kurdish tribes further west.

Holy Tatavous Church (Ghare Kelisa) or St. Thaddeus's is in Chaldoran district, 7 km north east of the town of Seyah Cheshmah.

Administrative divisions

Economy

The expansion of pastures and cultivable lands has given this region the opportunity of enjoying prosperous cattle breeding, agriculture and apiculture with highest rate of job creation in the region. According to the census of the year 2003, population of Chaldoran district is 46,700; 33.5 percent of whom live in urban areas and 66.5 percent are rural and tribal settlers. Chaldoran's Wednesday Market (Chaharshanbeh Bazar) enjoys a particular fame for various types of cattle, agricultural, farming products and local handicrafts.^{[citation needed]} The most important tourism attractions of this city are : Holy Tatavous Church (Ghareh Kelisa), Tomb of shahid sedreddin shirazi, Tombs of Martyrs in chaldoran City and Zarzar Church in Baroum Village

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[ru] Чалдоран (шахрестан)