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Arjaq

Coordinates: 38°31′34″N 47°53′34″E / 38.52611°N 47.89278°E / 38.52611; 47.89278
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Arjaq
ارجق
village
Arjaq is located in Iran
Arjaq
Arjaq
Coordinates: 38°31′34″N 47°53′34″E / 38.52611°N 47.89278°E / 38.52611; 47.89278
Country Iran
ProvinceArdabil
CountyMeshgin Shahr
BakhshMeshgin-e Sharqi
Rural DistrictQarah Su
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
573
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Arjaq (Persian: ارجق; also known as Archaq and Arjagh)[1] is a village in Qarah Su Rural District, Meshgin-e Sharqi District, Meshgin Shahr County, Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 573, in 170 families.[2]

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.[3] He said that it had been founded by the Sasanian king Qubād after his father Fīrūz had founded the nearby city of Anād.[3] 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.[3] The two were collectively assessed at a tax revenue of 7,000 dinars.[3]

References

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  1. ^ 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".
  2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  3. ^ 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.