Chaleh Tarkhan Explained
| Chaleh Tarkhan |
| Native Name: | fa|چاله طرخان |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tehran |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ray |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Qaleh Now |
| Subdivision Type4: | Rural District |
| Subdivision Name4: | Chaleh Tarkhan |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 601 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Chaleh Tarkhan (fa|چاله طرخان) is a village in, and the capital of, Chaleh Tarkhan Rural District of Qaleh Now District of Ray County, Tehran province, Iran.[2]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 658 in 172 households, when it was in Qaleh Now Rural District of Kahrizak District.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 696 people in 195 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 601 people in 180 households,[5] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Qaleh Now District. Chaleh Tarkhan was transferred to Chaleh Tarkhan Rural District created in the new district.[2]
History
Stucco wall decorations, dating from the Sassanid Empire, are preserved at Chaleh Tarkhan. In the late 1930s, Erich Schmidt of the University of Pennsylvania's Penn Museum, in collaboration with the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, led an expedition that excavated Chaleh Tarkhan.[6] [7]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Chaleh Tarkhan, Ray County. . 21 September 2024. 21 September 2024. fa.
- Approval letter regarding national divisions in Ray County. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Parliament Research Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20150610091810/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/817838. Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Rahimi. Mohammad Reza. 10 June 2015. 20 June 2014. Approved 24 March 2013. Proposal 49309/42/1/4; Notification 124413/T46952K. 24 November 2023.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Tehran Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920084534/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/23.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Tehran Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230120190153/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Tehran.xls. 20 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Tehran Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20211212171617/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_23.xlsx. Excel. 12 December 2021.
- Web site: Expedition Magazine - Penn Museum. 2022-02-14. www.penn.museum.
- Web site: Fragment of pitcher. 2022-02-14. collections.mfa.org. en.
