Takab or Tekab ( fa, تكاب, az, تیکانتپه, ) is a city and capital of
Takab County
Takab County, or Tekab County ( fa, شهرستان تکاب) is located in West Azerbaijan province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is borde ...
, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 43,702, in 10,078 families.
The famous historical complex
Takht-e Soleyman is situated to the North-East of the city. Takht-e-Soleyman was one of Takab's oldest
Zoroastrian
Zoroastrianism is an Iranian religion and one of the world's oldest organized faiths, based on the teachings of the Iranian-speaking prophet Zoroaster. It has a dualistic cosmology of good and evil within the framework of a monotheistic on ...
fire temple
A fire temple, Agiary, Atashkadeh ( fa, آتشکده), Atashgah () or Dar-e Mehr () is the place of worship for the followers of Zoroastrianism, the ancient religion of Iran (Persia).
In the Zoroastrian religion, fire (see ''atar''), together wi ...
s during the
Sassanid Dynasty
The Sasanian dynasty was the house that founded the Sasanian Empire, ruling this empire from 224 to 651 AD in Persia (modern-day Iran). It began with Ardashir I, who named the dynasty as ''Sasanian'' in honour of his grandfather (or father), Sasa ...
and had the name ''Azargoshnasp''. The
Karaftu
The Karaftu caves ( fa, کرفتو,) are an ensemble of artificially cut rock chambers located between Saqqez and Divandarreh, Kurdistan Province, Iran. The cave complex dates back to the 3rd or 4th century BC and is of major importance due to i ...
Cave is also situated in Takab near
Saqqez
Saqqez ( ; fa, سقز ; ), also known as Saghez, Saqez, Saqqiz, Saqiz, and Sakīz, is the capital city of Saqqez County in Kurdistan Province, in northwestern Iran. According to the 2016 census, its population was 165,258.
Etymology
The nam ...
.
Etymology
Shiz is the ancient name used during
Persian Empire
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for Takab. Takab means one narrow water way in
Persian language
Persian (), also known by its endonym Farsi (, ', ), is a Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages. Persian is a pluricentric language predominantly spoken and ...
. Tak means one or alone and Ab means water. Takab was originally known as Tikan Təpə by its native Turkic
Afshar people
Afshar ( az, Əfşar افشار; tr, Avşar, ''Afşar''; tk, Owşar; fa, اَفشار, Āfshār) is a tribe of Oghuz Turkic origin, that split into several groups in Iran, Turkey and Afghanistan.
During the Seljuk conquests of the 11th century ...
until 1941 when Iran's
Academy of Persian Language and Literature
The Academy of Persian Language and Literature (APLL) ( fa, فرهنگستان زبان و ادب فارسی, ''Farhangestân-e Zabân-o Adab-e Fârsi'') is the regulatory body for the Persian language, headquartered in Tehran, Iran. Formerly know ...
officially changed it to Takab. Afshar people are one of the
Oghuz Turkic peoples. These originally nomadic Oghuz tribes moved from Central Asia and initially settled in
Iranian Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan or Azarbaijan ( fa, آذربایجان, ''Āzarbāijān'' ; az-Arab, آذربایجان, ''Āzerbāyjān'' ), also known as Iranian Azerbaijan, is a historical region in northwestern Iran that borders Iraq, Turkey, the Nakhchivan ...
,
Azerbaijan
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republic, and
Eastern Turkey
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It is bordered by the Black Se ...
. Later some of them were relocated by the
Safavids
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to
Khorasan
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* Greater Khorasan, a historical region which lies mostly in modern-day northern/northwestern Afghanistan, northeastern Iran, southern Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan
* Khorasan Province, a pre-2004 province of Ira ...
and
Mazandaran.
People
The predominant language spoken in the city is
Azerbaijani, while the predominant religion is
Shia Islam
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. Minority
Kurdish tribes
The following is a list of tribes of Kurdish people, an Iranic ethnic group from the geo-cultural region of Kurdistan in Western Asia.
Iraq
Baghdad Governorate
The following tribes are present in Baghdad Governorate:
* Feyli tribe
Diyala Gover ...
include
Shekak
The Shekak (also Shakkak, Shikakan or Shekkāk; ; ) is a Kurdish tribe present in various regions, mainly in West Azerbaijan province, Iran.
History
The Shikaki tribe are first mentioned in a Yezidi mişûr (manuscript) from 1207 AD, where the ...
, Sharani, Moslanlu and Zafranlu, while most of the Azerbaijani population is of the Afshar tribe. The Azerbaijanis have also been described as '
Turkmans'.
Economy
The majority of residents of Takab earn their income from agriculture. Takab is home to the biggest gold mine in the entire country and one of the biggest in the Middle East.
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Notable people
*
Shahriar Afshar
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Iranian-American
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Iranian Americans are among the most highly educated people in the United States. They have historically excelled in busine ...
physicist
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Physicists generally are interested in the root or ultimate caus ...
and inventor.
* Esmaeil Zolfi,
Iranian
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* Iran, a sovereign state
* Iranian peoples, the speakers of the Iranian languages. The term Iranic peoples is also used for this term to distinguish the pan ethnic term from Iranian, used for the people of Iran
* Iranian lan ...
businessman and philanthropist.
References
Notes
Populated places in Takab County
Cities in West Azerbaijan Province
Kurdish settlements in West Azerbaijan Province
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