Arjaq

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]

Arjaq
ارجق
village
Arjaq is located in Iran
Arjaq
Arjaq
Coordinates: 38°31′34″N 47°53′34″E
Country Iran
ProvinceArdabil
CountyMeshgin Shahr
BakhshMeshgin-e Sharqi
Rural DistrictQarah Su
Population
 (2006)
 • Total573
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

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
  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. 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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