Aq Toqeh

Aq Toqeh
آق تقه
village
Aq Toqeh
Coordinates: 37°59′42″N 55°38′37″E / 37.99500°N 55.64361°E / 37.99500; 55.64361Coordinates: 37°59′42″N 55°38′37″E / 37.99500°N 55.64361°E / 37.99500; 55.64361
Country  Iran
Province Golestan
County Kalaleh
Bakhsh Pishkamar
Rural District Zavkuh
Population (2006)
  Total 461
Time zone UTC+3:30 (IRST)
  Summer (DST) UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Aq Toqeh (Persian: آق تقه, also Romanized as Āq Toqeh, Āqtūgeh, and Āq Tūqeh; also known as Āqloqqeh and Āq Toqeh-ye Jadīd)[1] is a village in Zavkuh Rural District, Pishkamar District, Kalaleh County, Golestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 461, in 98 families.[2]

The village has two locations, Old Aq Toqeh (Aq Taqeh-ye Qadim) near the bridge over the river and New Aq Toqeh (Aq Taqeh-ye Qadim)further north. At Old Aq Toqeh is a modern mausoleum for the Turkmen poet Makhtumqoli Faraghi.

References

  1. Aq Toqeh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3053478" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
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