Dizmar-e Sharqi Rural District

Dizmar-e Sharqi Rural District
دهستان ديزمارشرقي
Rural district
Country  Iran
Province East Azerbaijan
County Khoda Afarin
District Minjavan
Population (2006)
 • Total 2,888
Sunset on Aras River in Dizmar Protected Area.

Dizmar-e Sharqi Rural District (Persian: دهستان دیزمار شرقی‎) is a rural district (dehestan) in Minjavan District, Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran.[1] At the 2006 census, its population was 2,888, in 641 families.[2] The rural district has 15 villages.

A brief history

Dizmar has been first mentioned by the renowned historian Hamdallah Mustawfi in the mid fourteenth century, "Dizmar is a district in the north of Tabriz which includes more than 50 villages ..." [3] Mardanaqom, was also mentioned by Hamdallah Mustawfi as a thriving village.[3][4] The landmark, manifesting ancient history of the district, is an ancient plane tree in Kavanaq village (included on the map). The tree is about 3 meter in diameter and is said to have lived for 500 years. Moreover, on a mountain between Kavanaq and Mardanaqom, there is a castle dating from Sasanian era. It was used as a jail for high-ranking officials during Khwarazmian reign.[5]

In the wake of White Revolution (early 1960s) many clans of Qarāca Dāġ tribes used Dizmar as their winter quarters.[6] Eastern part of Dizmar was declared a part of Khoda Afarin County in 2011 [7] and Mardanaqom was designated as its capital.

References

  1. ↑ Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (Persian)
  2. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 نزهةالقلوب ، حمداله مستوفی ، به کوشش محمد دبیر سیاقی ، انتشارات کتابخانه طهوری ، چاپ اول ، تهران ، ۱۳۳۶، ص. ۱۰۱.
  4. ↑ نزهةالقلوب ، حمداله مستوفی ، به کوشش محمد دبیر سیاقی ، انتشارات کتابخانه طهوری ، چاپ اول ، تهران ، ۱۳۳۶، ص. ۹۶.
  5. ↑ Mohammadi, Vahid. "Mardanaqom Castle".
  6. ↑ P. Oberling, “The Tribes of Qarāca Dāġ,” Oriens 17, 1964, p. 60-95
  7. ↑ http://dolat.ir/NSite/FullStory/News/?Serv=0&Id=196474