Gal Ashaqi ( fa, گل اشاقي, also
Romanize
Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, and ...
d as Gal Āshāqī and Galāshaqī) is a village in
Chaldoran-e Shomali Rural District
Chaldoran-e Shomali Rural District ( fa, دهستان چالدران شمالي) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Central District of Chaldoran County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic o ...
, in the
Central District of
Chaldoran County
Chaldoran County ( fa, شهرستان چالدران) is located in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Siah Cheshmeh, ( fa, سيه چشمه, links=no) or Qara Aineh. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 143, ...
,
West Azerbaijan Province,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
. At the 2006 census, its population was 401, in 77 families.
The decisive
Battle of Chaldiran
The Battle of Chaldiran ( fa, جنگ چالدران; tr, Çaldıran Savaşı) took place on 23 August 1514 and ended with a decisive victory for the Ottoman Empire over the Safavid Empire. As a result, the Ottomans annexed Eastern Anatolia an ...
was fought nearby.
References
Populated places in Chaldoran County
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