Jagh-e Kutak

Jagh-e Kutak
جغ كوتك
village
Jagh-e Kutak
Coordinates: 30°40′07″N 50°04′17″E / 30.66861°N 50.07139°E / 30.66861; 50.07139Coordinates: 30°40′07″N 50°04′17″E / 30.66861°N 50.07139°E / 30.66861; 50.07139
Country Iran
Province Khuzestan
County Behbahan
Bakhsh Central
Rural District Dodangeh
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
  Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Jagh-e Kutak (Persian: جغ كوتك, also Romanized as Jagh-e Kūtak and Jegh Kūtak; also known as Jeq[1]) is a village situated next to lake Abkir in Dodangeh Rural District, in the Central District of Behbahan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. During the 19th century it was the site of opium (Persian: taryak) cultivation in Khuzestan. At the 2006 census, its existence was noted, and today in Jagh reside descendants of the Kirzadeh and Atabaki tribe.[2] The village mayor, in local title called Jaghmaster, is Ramin Soltanahloloian.

References

  1. Jagh-e Kutak can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3067923" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. The lake named Abkir has for many years suffered from drought "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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