Arjaq
Arjaq
Persian: ارجق | |
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Village | |
  Arjaq | |
| Coordinates: 38°31′35″N 47°53′35″E / 38.52639°N 47.89306°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Ardabil |
| County | Meshgin Shahr |
| District | Meshgin-e Sharqi |
| Rural District | Qarah Su |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 412 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Arjaq (Persian: ارجق)[a] is a village in Qarah Su Rural District[4] of Meshgin-e Sharqi District in Meshgin Shahr County, Ardabil province, Iran.
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 573 in 170 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 546 people in 180 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 412 people in 143 households.[2]
In literature
[edit]The 14th-century author Hamdallah Mustawfi mentioned it in his Nuzhat al-Qulub, as Arjāq, as one of the seven cities in the tuman of Pishkin.[7] He said that it had been founded by the Sasanian king Qubād after his father Fīrūz had founded the nearby city of Anād.[7] He described both cities as having temperate climates, being watered by streams coming down from Mount Sabalan, and having rich gardens that produced fruits, grapes, melons, and nuts abundantly.[7] The two were collectively assessed at a tax revenue of 7,000 dinars.[7]
See also
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Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (25 February 2025). "Arjaq, Meshgin Shahr County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Ardabil Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Arjaq can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3053646" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (19 September 1392) [Approved 18 May 1366]. Creation and formation of 10 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Meshgin Shahr County under East Azerbaijan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 115500/T805. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library.
- ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Ardabil Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Ardabil Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
- ^ a b c d Hamdallah Mustawfi (1919). Le Strange, Guy (ed.). The Geographical Part of the Nuzhat-al-Qulub. p. 85. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
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