Aqda Explained
| Aqda |
| Native Name: | Persian: عقدا |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Yazd |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ardakan |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Aqda |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 1754 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Aqda (Persian: عقدا) is a city in, and the capital of, Aqda District of Ardakan County, Yazd province, Iran,[2] and also serves as the administrative center for Aqda Rural District.[3]
v 1,583 in 432 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 1,809 people in 566 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,754 people in 602 households, all Persians.[6]
The city was founded by one of the military commanders of Yazdegerd I, the Sasanian ruler of Iran from 399 to 420.
See also
Sources
- Book: Choksy, Jamsheed K. . Cities of Medieval Iran . Brill. 2020 . 978-90-04-43433-2. Durand-Guédy. David. Mottahedeh. Roy. Paul. Jürgen. 217–252. Yazd: a “Good and Noble City” and an “Abode of Worship”.
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Aqda, Ardakan County . . 28 February 2023 . 28 February 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Approval of reforms in Yazd province . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20210709192122/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/89773 . Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 9 July 2021 . 29 April 1376 . 18 December 2023.
- Web site: Creation and formation of four rural districts including villages, farms and places located in Ardakan County under Yazd province . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20231219174346/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/110093 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Mousavi . Mirhossein . 19 December 2023 . 2 February 1366 . 19 December 2023.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 21 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920085705/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/21.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 21 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230120180437/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Yazd.xls . 20 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 21 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201118150108/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_21.xlsx . Excel . 18 November 2020.
