Aq Taqeh-ye Qadim (Persian: آق 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]

Aq Taqeh-ye Qadim
اق تقه قديم
village
Aq Taqeh-ye Qadim is located in Iran
Aq Taqeh-ye Qadim
Aq Taqeh-ye Qadim
Coordinates: 37°55′43″N 55°40′11″E / 37.92861°N 55.66972°E / 37.92861; 55.66972
Country Iran
ProvinceGolestan
CountyMaraveh Tappeh
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictMaraveh Tappeh
Population
 (2006)
 • Total27
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

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 Ata'ollah Mohajerani.[3]

References edit

  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)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  3. ^ The 266th Birthday of Makhtumkuli Held in Iran