Dizmar-e Sharqi Rural District

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.

Dizmar-e Sharqi Rural District

دهستان ديزمارشرقي
Rural district
The landmark plain tree in Kavanaq village.
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyKhoda Afarin
DistrictMinjavan
Population
 (2006)
 • Total2,888
Sunset on Aras River in Dizmar Protected Area.

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.

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References
  1. Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  3. 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". Archived from the original on 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  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


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