Naqadeh

Naqadeh
نقده
—  city  —
Naqadeh
Coordinates:
Country  Iran
Province West Azerbaijan
County Naqadeh
Bakhsh Central
Population (2006)
 • Total 72,975
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Naqadeh (Persian: نقده; also Romanized as Nagadeh, Naghadeh, Naghdeh, and Nākhuda; formerly known as Sulduz (Persian: سولدوز), also Romanized as Solduz and Suldoz)[1] is a city in and the capital of Naqadeh County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 72,975, in 18,320 families.[2]

The city is located in the Gadar River valley, 23 kilometres (14 mi) southeast of Lake Urmia at an elevation of 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) above sea-level. The region's economy is based around agriculture, particularly the production of fruit, grain, and timber. Naqadehis nicknamed as the ulduz city of Azerbaijan.

The town is inhabited mainly by Azeris and Kurds, although it was once home to a large number of Assyrians who perished during the Assyrian Genocide.[3] The main religion is Shia Islam.[4]

Contents

Historical places

Naqadeh has several cultural and recreational attractions like "Yeddi göz" or in Kurdish "Hawt kani" and "Sultan Yaghoob". The most important worth seeing and historical places of the city are as follows:

Education

Language

Naghadeh is located in Mokrian as one of the main regions of Kurdistan. Turkish tribes mainly Karapapakh came to this region after Mongolian attacks. Now the city has been divided into two main section of Kurdish and Turkish inhabitants. But the majority of the city are still speaking with Kurdish languages.

Economy

The regional economy greatly depends on agricultural products, and cattle and sheep are raised both for meat and for wool. Some of this production is exported. The region's farmers also raise apples, grapes, tomatoes, potatoes, onions, peas, and other fruits. The high farm production results from the fertile soil and the use of modern machinery and scientific farming methods.

References

  1. ^ Naqadeh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3076454" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Islamic Republic of Iran. http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/04.xls. 
  3. ^ Familiar Faces in Unfamiliar Places:Assyrians in the California Heartland 1911 - 2010, Arianne Ishaya
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ page 78 of Minorsky, V. (1957), "Mongol Place-Names in Mukri Kurdistan (Mongolica, 4)", Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London 19 (1): 58–81, ISSN 0041-977X, http://www.jstor.org/stable/609632