Aq Taqeh-ye Qadim
Aq Taqeh-ye Qadim (Persian: آق تقه قديم, also Romanized as Āq Taqeh-ye Qadīm; also known as Āq Toqeh-ye Qadīm) 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.
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.
References
- ^ 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".
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
- ^ The 266th Birthday of Makhtumkuli Held in Iran