Sar Aqa Seyyed

Sar Aqa Seyyed

سراقاسيد
Sar Aqa Seyyed سراقاسيد
village
	Sar Aqa Seyyed
	Coordinates: 32°39′44″N 49°52′11″E / 32.66222°N 49.86972°ECoordinates: 32°39′44″N 49°52′11″E / 32.66222°N 49.86972°E
Country	Iran
Province	Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari
County	Kuhrang
Bakhsh	Central
Rural District	Miankuh-e Moguyi
Population (2006)
• Total	1,360
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Sar Agha Seyed (Persian: سراقاسيد, also Romanized as Sar Āqā Seyyed)^[1] is a village in Miankuh-e Moguyi Rural District, in the Central District of Kuhrang County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,360, in 208 families.^[2] The village is populated by Lurs.^[3]

The village is named after Aqa Seyyed shrine. It is known for its unusual architecture. Its interconnected buildings are built into the surrounding mountain. The roofs of the buildings serve as courtyards and streets of the buildings above. Most of the homes have no windows and only one door.^[4]^[5]

Because of the similarity of architecture, Sar Aqa Seyyed village is called^{[citation needed]} The Masuleh of Zagros. Also, tourists explore this village for its nomads too.^[6]

References[]

^ Sar Aqa Seyyed can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3082511" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
^ "Language distribution: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 25 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "A mountain village built on rooftops". Tehran Times. 25 December 2017.
^ "Iran's Farsian: A Village on Rooftops". Tasnim News Agency. 29 October 2017.
^ "Sar Agha Seyed Village features special construction". ISNA. 2019-08-21. Retrieved 2020-03-20.

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External links[]

Media related to Sar Aqa Seyyed at Wikimedia Commons
"Sar Aqa Seyyed: Village with Spectacular Architecture". Iran Student Correspondence Association. 15 September 2017.

[1] Sar Aqa Seyyed can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3082511" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

[2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.

[3] "Language distribution: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 25 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[Tehran-4] "A mountain village built on rooftops". Tehran Times. 25 December 2017.

[Tasmin-5] "Iran's Farsian: A Village on Rooftops". Tasnim News Agency. 29 October 2017.

[6] "Sar Agha Seyed Village features special construction". ISNA. 2019-08-21. Retrieved 2020-03-20.

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