Aq Toqeh

Aq Toqeh
آق تقه
village
Aq Toqeh
Coordinates: 37°59′42″N 55°38′37″E / 37.99500°N 55.64361°E / 37.99500; 55.64361Coordinates: 37°59′42″N 55°38′37″E / 37.99500°N 55.64361°E / 37.99500; 55.64361
Country  Iran
Province Golestan
County Kalaleh
Bakhsh Pishkamar
Rural District Zavkuh
Population (2006)
 • Total 461
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

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]

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)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
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