Aq Taqeh-ye Qadim

Aq Taqeh-ye Qadim
اق تقه قديم
village
Aq Taqeh-ye Qadim
Coordinates: 37°55′43″N 55°40′11″E / 37.92861°N 55.66972°E / 37.92861; 55.66972Coordinates: 37°55′43″N 55°40′11″E / 37.92861°N 55.66972°E / 37.92861; 55.66972
Country  Iran
Province Golestan
County Maraveh Tappeh
Bakhsh Central
Rural District Maraveh Tappeh
Population (2006)
  Total 27
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
  Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)
Mausoleum for Turkmen national poet Makhtumqoli Faraghi, inaugurated in 1999

Aq Taqeh-ye Qadim (Persian: اق تقه قديم, also Romanized as Āq Taqeh-ye Qadīm; also known as Āq Toqeh-ye Qadīm)[1] is a village in Maraveh Tappeh Rural District, in the Central District of Maraveh Tappeh County, Golestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 27, in 7 families.[2]

At Old Aq Toqeh is a modern mausoleum for the Turkmen poet Makhtumqoli Faraghi which was inaugurated in 1999 in the presence of Turkmenistan president Saparmyrat Niyazov and Iranian minister of culture Mohajerani.[3]

References

  1. Aq Taqeh-ye Qadim can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "10614036" 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.
  3. The 266th Birthday of Makhtumkuli Held in Iran http://www.turkmenhost.com/documents/Journal2/the266th.html
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