Aqda ( fa, عقدا, also
Romanize
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d as ‘Aqdā; also known as Aghda) is a city in and the capital of
Aqda District, in
Ardakan County
Ardakan County ( fa, شهرستان اردکان) is located in Yazd province, Iran. The capital of the county is Ardakan
Ardakan ( fa, اردكان, also romanized as Ardakān and Artagan) is the capital city of Ardakan County, Yazd Province ...
,
Yazd 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 1,583, in 432 families.
The city was founded by one of the military commanders of
Yazdegerd I
Yazdegerd I (also spelled Yazdgerd and Yazdgird; pal, 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭪𐭥𐭲𐭩) was the Sasanian King of Kings () of Iran from 399 to 420. A son of Shapur III (), he succeeded his brother Bahram IV () after the latter's assassination.
Yazde ...
, the
Sasanian
The Sasanian () or Sassanid Empire, officially known as the Empire of Iranians (, ) and also referred to by historians as the Neo-Persian Empire, was the last Iranian empire before the early Muslim conquests of the 7th-8th centuries AD. Named ...
ruler of Iran from 399 to 420.
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Populated places in Ardakan County
Cities in Yazd Province
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