Ashuradeh Explained

Ashuradeh
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Ashūradeh (Persian: آشوراده), or Ashur Ada, besides Esmaeilsay and Akaz islands, is one of the islands off the Iranian coast on the Caspian Sea (Gorgan Bay).^[1] Ashuradeh's surface area is 800ha.It is located on the eastern end of the Miankaleh peninsula in the county of Behshahr of Māzandarān Province of Iran, 3km (02miles) from Bandar Torkaman and 23km (14miles) from Gorgan.^[2]

The island can be reached via Bandar Torkaman. Over 40% of Iran's caviar is produced near Ashūradeh Island.^[3]

History

Ashuradeh was inhabited by 300 families, but the village is now deserted. The island was occupied by Russian forces in 1837, despite protests from Persia.^[4] Following the occupation, the Russian Army maintained a military post on the island for a few decades until 1921.^[5]

External links

• Memar, Parya, „New urban Settlements in the ecological context; Miānqāla and its new settlement in the south eastern coasts of Caspian Sea“. In: Sustainable Development of Emerging Settlement Patterns, Berlin 2006: pp. 88–102
• Etymology of Ashuradeh Islands
• Ashuradeh Island Profile
• Pictures

Notes and References

1. Web site: Akaz Island.
2. Web site: Ashooradeh Island . 2007-03-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070410130742/http://www.ashooradeh.com/aboute.htm . 2007-04-10 .
3. http://former.president.ir/khatami/eng/cronicnews/1379/7901/790117/790117.htm Caviar in Iran
4. Book: Rezun, Miron. The Soviet Union and Iran : Soviet policy in Iran from the beginnings of the Pahlavi Dynasty until the Soviet invasion in 1941. 1981. Sijthoff & Noordhoff International. 90-286-2621-2. Alphen aan den Rijn. 6. 7925812.
5. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1798790 Colonel Stebnitzky's Report on His Journey in 1872