Kavanaq ( fa, کوانق, also Romanized as Kavānaq; also known as Kavānagh, Kavānd, Kavānī, Kavānīq, Kevāni, and Kevany) is a village in Dizmar-e Sharqi Rural District,

Minjavan District Minjavan District ( fa, بخش منجوان) is a district (bakhsh) in Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. its capital is Asheqlu city. The District has three rural districts (''dehestan''): Dizmar-e Sharqi Rural District, Minja ...

Khoda Afarin County Khoda Afarin County ( fa, شهرستان خداآفرین) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Khomarlu. At the 2006 census, the county's population (as Khoda Afarin District of Kaleybar County) was ...

, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 81, in 21 families. According to more recent statistics the population is 94 people in 22 families. Pomegranate Mardanaqom

Economy

The village is a renowned center of pomegranate and grape production in the Arasbaran region. These produces have a characteristic potential of being preserved for over six months without requiring refrigeration. This feature was remarked by

Robert Mignan Robert Mignan (1803 – 3 June 1852) was a British military officer, explorer, and author. He was fellow of the Linnean Society of London and member of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Mignan entered the Bombay Army in 1819 ...

, who traveled through Arasbaran in 1830s. Kavanaq is also remarked for its thriving

apiculture Beekeeping (or apiculture) is the maintenance of bee colonies, commonly in man-made beehives. Honey bees in the genus '' Apis'' are the most-commonly-kept species but other honey-producing bees such as ''Melipona'' stingless bees are also kept. ...

operation.

Further Information

* The first allusion to Kavanaq is by the renowned historian Hamdallah Mustawfi in the late twelfth century. * On a mountain near the village, there is a castle dating from Sasanian era. It was used as a jail for high-ranking officials during Khwarazmian reign. The castle is known as the castle of

Mardanaqom Mardanaqom ( fa, w:fa:مردانقم, مردانقم, also Romanized as Mardānāqom; also known as Mard Agham, Mardānqom, Mardenaum, and Merdenaum) is a village in Dizmar-e Sharqi Rural District, Minjavan District, Khoda Afarin County, East Azer ...

. * There is a landmark ancient plane tree in the village. The tree is about 3 meter in diameter and is said to have lived for 500 years.

References

Populated places in Khoda Afarin County {{KhodaAfarin-geo-stub