Ayenehlu


Ayenehlu is a village in Minjavan-e Gharbi Rural District, Minjavan District, Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 10, in 4 families.
The village's proximity to the summer camps of Chaparli and Aqdash has made it a prime destination for ecotourism.
At the turn of the nineteenth century, Ayenehlu was one of the 17 villages of Arasbaran where Armenians lived. A wealthy Armenian man built a mansion in 1907, which is known as Qantoor. After World War II the Armenians migrated to Tabriz and Tehran, and the village was populated by Muslims from the surrounding villages. By 1977, the village was abandoned. After the Islamic Revolution some families returned. A national park has been established in the territories of the former village.
The original Ayenehlu village was famous in three respects: