Aq Toqeh

Aq Toqeh (Persian: آق تقه, also Romanized as Āq Toqeh, Āqtūgeh, and Āq Tūqeh; also known as Āqloqqeh and Āq Toqeh-ye Jadīd)[1] is a village in Zavkuh Rural District, Pishkamar District, Kalaleh County, Golestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 461, in 98 families.[2]

Aq Toqeh
آق تقه
village
Aq Toqeh is located in Iran
Aq Toqeh
Aq Toqeh
Coordinates: 37°59′42″N 55°38′37″E
Country Iran
ProvinceGolestan
CountyKalaleh
BakhshPishkamar
Rural DistrictZavkuh
Population
 (2006)
  Total461
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

The village has two locations, Old Aq Toqeh (Aq Taqeh-ye Qadim) near the bridge over the river and New Aq Toqeh (Aq Taqeh-ye Qadim)further north. At Old Aq Toqeh is a modern mausoleum for the Turkmen poet Makhtumqoli Faraghi.

References

  1. Aq Toqeh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3053478" 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.
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