Dizmar-e Sharqi Rural District

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Dizmar-e Sharqi Rural District
دهستان ديزمارشرقي
Rural district
The landmark plain tree in Kavanaq village.
The landmark plain tree in Kavanaq village.
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyKhoda Afarin
DistrictMinjavan
Population
 (2006)
 • Total2,888
Sunset on Aras River in Dizmar Protected Area.

Dizmar-e Sharqi Rural District (Persian: دهستان دیزمار شرقی) is a rural district (dehestan) in Minjavan District, Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran.[1] At the 2006 census, its population was 2,888, in 641 families.[2] The rural district has 15 villages.

A brief history[]

Dizmar has been first mentioned by the renowned historian Hamdallah Mustawfi in the mid fourteenth century, "Dizmar is a district in the north of Tabriz which includes more than 50 villages ..." [3] Mardanaqom, was also mentioned by Hamdallah Mustawfi as a thriving village.[3][4] The landmark, manifesting ancient history of the district, is an ancient plane tree in Kavanaq village (included on the map). The tree is about 3 meter in diameter and is said to have lived for 500 years. Moreover, on a mountain between Kavanaq and Mardanaqom, there is a castle dating from Sasanian era. It was used as a jail for high-ranking officials during Khwarazmian reign.[5]

In the wake of White Revolution (early 1960s) many clans of Qarāca Dāġ tribes used Dizmar as their winter quarters.[6] Eastern part of Dizmar was declared a part of Khoda Afarin County in 2011 [7] and Mardanaqom was designated as its capital.

References[]

  1. ^ Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
  2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
  3. ^ a b نزهةالقلوب ، حمداله مستوفی ، به کوشش محمد دبیر سیاقی ، انتشارات کتابخانه طهوری ، چاپ اول ، تهران ، ۱۳۳۶، ص. ۱۰۱.
  4. ^ نزهةالقلوب ، حمداله مستوفی ، به کوشش محمد دبیر سیاقی ، انتشارات کتابخانه طهوری ، چاپ اول ، تهران ، ۱۳۳۶، ص. ۹۶.
  5. ^ Mohammadi, Vahid. "Mardanaqom Castle". Archived from the original on 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  6. ^ P. Oberling, “The Tribes of Qarāca Dāġ,” Oriens 17, 1964, p. 60-95
  7. ^ http://dolat.ir/NSite/FullStory/News/?Serv=0&Id=196474


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