Ardabil Dialect
Ardabil dialect is a dialect of Azerbaijani that is used by people from and around the Iranian city of Ardabil. The dialect has also been recorded in Alni, Astara, Germi, Hir, Irdemousa, Khalkhal, Kiwi, Meshginshahr, Namin, and Sareyn. The speakers of Ardabili dialect are estimated to be more than one million people, most of whom live in Ardabil or its surrounding areas. Ardabili dialect in the city of Ardabil itself is also divided into three categories, which are distinguished from each other by a slight difference: The accent of the six neighborhoods: includes the local context of the people of Ardabil city who have been living in this city since ancient times. (Gazran, Towi, Ochdekan, Pir Abdul Malik, Sarcheshme and Ali Qapo neighborhoods) Northern accent: It includes the context of Ardabil immigrants who mainly migrated to Ardabil from the northern areas of the province and settled in this city. Dialect of the surrounding neighborhoods: It includes the population ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ardabil
Ardabil (, ) is a city in northwestern Iran. It is in the Central District (Ardabil County), Central District of Ardabil County, Ardabil province, Ardabil province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. The city of Ardabil lies close to the borders of the Azerbaijan, Republic of Azerbaijan, 40 kilometers from the village of Diqo. As of the 2022 census, Ardabil's population was 588,000. The population of Ardabil County is about 650,000 with the majority Shia, Shia Muslim. For a brief period in the 10th century, Ardabil was the principal city of Azerbaijan (Iran), Azerbaijan, but it was eventually replaced by Tabriz. Iran under the Safavids, by Roger Savory /Page 1/ (New York, 1980), in 286 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages, with map and illustrations. Scanned by Robert Bedrosian. Ardabil is known for its trade in silk and carpets. Ardabil rugs are renowned and the ancient Ardabil Carpet, Ardabil carpets are considered among the best of c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Irdemousa
Irdemousa () is a city in, and the capital of, Sabalan District in Sareyn County, Ardabil province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Sabalan Rural District. The closest major cities include Ardabil, Tabriz, Rasht, and Zanjan. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, Irdemousa's population was 725 in 158 households, when it was a village in Sabalan Rural District of the former Sareyn District in Ardabil County. The following census in 2011 counted 789 people in 249 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Sareyn County. The rural district was transferred to the new Sabalan District Sabalan District () is in Sareyn County, Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Irdemousa. History In 2009, Sareyn District was separated from Ardabil County in the establishment of Sareyn County Sareyn County () is i .... The 2016 census measured the population ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Oghuz Turks
The Oghuz Turks ( Middle Turkic: , ) were a western Turkic people who spoke the Oghuz branch of the Turkic language family. In the 8th century, they formed a tribal confederation conventionally named the Oghuz Yabgu State in Central Asia. Today, much of the populations of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan are descendants of Oghuz Turks. The term Oghuz was gradually supplanted by the terms Turkmen and Turcoman ( or ''Türkmân'') by the 13th century.Lewis, G. ''The Book of Dede Korkut''. Penguin Books, 1974, p. 10. The Oghuz confederation migrated westward from the Jeti-su area after a conflict with the Karluk allies of the Uyghurs. In the 9th century, the Oghuz from the Aral steppes drove Pechenegs westward from the Emba and Ural River region. In the 10th century, the Oghuz inhabited the steppe of the rivers Sari-su, Turgai and Emba north of Lake Balkhash in modern-day Kazakhstan. They embraced Islam and adapted their traditions and institutions to the Islam ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Qashqai People
Qashqai people ( ; ) are a Turkic peoples, Turkic tribal confederation in Iran. Almost all of them speak Qashqai language, Qashqai, an Oghuz language they call ''Turki'', as well as Persian language, Persian in formal use. The Qashqai mainly live in the provinces of Fars province, Fars, Khuzestan province, Khuzestan, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Bushehr province, Bushehr and southern Isfahan province, Isfahan, especially around the cities of Shiraz and Firuzabad, Fars, Firuzabad in Fars. The majority of Qashqai people were originally nomadic people, nomadic pastoralism, pastoralists and some remain so today. The traditional nomadic Qashqai traveled with their flocks twice yearly between the summer highland pastures north of Shiraz roughly 480 km or 300 miles south and the winter pastures on lower (and warmer) lands near the Persian Gulf, to the southwest of Shiraz. The majo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ashgabat is the capital and largest city. It is one of the six independent Turkic states. With a population over 7 million, Turkmenistan is the 35th most-populous country in Asia and has the lowest population of the Central Asian republics while being one of the most sparsely populated nations on the Asian continent. Turkmenistan has long served as a thoroughfare for several empires and cultures. Merv is one of the oldest oasis-cities in Central Asia, and was once among the biggest cities in the world. It was also one of the great cities of the Islamic world and an important stop on the Silk Road. Annexed by the Russian Empire in 1881, Turkmenistan figured prominently in the anti-Bolshevik movement in Central Asia. In 1925, Turkmenistan be ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sareyn
Sareyn () is a city in the Central District of Sareyn County, Ardabil province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,478 in 1,135 households, when it was capital of the former Sareyn District in Ardabil County. The following census in 2011 counted 4,440 people in 1,241 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Sareyn County. Sareyn was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,459 people in 1,582 households. Sareyn is known for its hot spring A hot spring, hydrothermal spring, or geothermal spring is a Spring (hydrology), spring produced by the emergence of Geothermal activity, geothermally heated groundwater onto the surface of the Earth. The groundwater is heated either by shallow ...s. The population increases ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Namin, Ardabil
Namin () is a city in the Central District of Namin County, Ardabil province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ..., serving as the capital of both the county and the district. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 10,117 in 2,690 households. The following census in 2011 counted 11,963 people in 3,394 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 13,659 in 4,105 households. See also Notes References Cities in Ardabil province Populated places in Namin County {{Namin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Meshginshahr
Meshginshahr () is a city in the Central District (Meshgin Shahr County), Central District of Meshgin Shahr County, Ardabil province, Ardabil province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. History The 14th-century author Hamdallah Mustawfi mentioned the city, as ''Khiyāv'', as one of the seven cities in the ''Tumen (unit), tuman'' of Pishkin, or Mishkin. He distinguished between the cities of Khiyav and Pishkin: according to him, Khiyav lay to the south of Mount Sablan and had a warm climate, while Pishkin (which he said had formerly been called "Varāvī") was to the north of Mount Sablan and had a damp climate because the mountain shielded it from the sun. Both cities drew their water from the streams coming down from the mountain. The district of Pishkin, he wrote, grew both grain and fruit in abundance, while Khiyav mostly grew grain. Pishkin was assessed for a tax value of 5,200 dinars, while Khiyav was assessed at 2,000. Mustawfi wrote tha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Khalkhal, Iran
Khalkhal () is a city in the Central District of Khalkhal County, Ardabil province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Demographics At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 38,521 in 9,619 households. The following census in 2011 counted 41,165 people in 11,213 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 39,304 people in 11,501 households. Etymology and history According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name ''Khalkhāl'' may indicate a connection with the ancient Kharkhar kingdom, which existed somewhere in the eastern Zagros Mountains in Neo-Assyrian times. The 14th-century author Hamdallah Mustawfi listed Khalkhal in his '' Nuzhat al-Qulub'' as forming part of the '' tuman'' of Ardabil. He described it as "formerly a fair-sized town" that had declined to a mere village by his time. He wrote that Khalkhal had succeeded the earlier city of Firuzabad as the capital of its province after Firuzabad its ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hir, Iran
Hir () is a city in, and the capital of, Hir District in Ardabil County, Ardabil province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ..., It also serves as the administrative center for Hir Rural District. The village of Hir was converted to a city in 1997. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 2,588 in 663 households. The following census in 2011 counted 2,521 people in 719 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,080 people in 681 households. See also Notes References Cities in Ardabil province Populated places in Ardabil County 1997 establishments in Iran {{ArdabilCounty-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the northeast, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, and the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south. With a Ethnicities in Iran, multi-ethnic population of over 92 million in an area of , Iran ranks 17th globally in both List of countries and dependencies by area, geographic size and List of countries and dependencies by population, population. It is the List of Asian countries by area, sixth-largest country entirely in Asia and one of the world's List of mountains in Iran, most mountainous countries. Officially an Islamic republic, Iran is divided into Regions of Iran, five regions with Provinces of Iran, 31 provinces. Tehran is the nation's Capital city, capital, List of cities in Iran by province, largest city and financial ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Germi
Germi () is a city in the Central District (Germi County), Central District of Germi County, Ardabil province, Ardabil province, Iran, serving as the capital of both the county and the district. Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 28,348 in 6,382 households. The following census in 2011 counted 28,953 people in 7,491 households. The 2016 census measured the population as 28,967 people in 8,375 households. Climate The city of Germi is located between two low mountain ranges enjoying a warm climate in summers but pleasant and moderate weather in winter. Germi, like most parts of Iran, has a semi-arid climate with fairly hot summers and relatively cold winters. The climate of Germi is moderate and mild to most of the districts and cities of Ardebil province. The climate of this city, especially in the east, is somewhat influenced by the climate of the Caspian region and its collapse, and most of its settlements in the valleys ar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |