Kavanaq Explained

Official Name:Kavanaq
Native Name:كوانق
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:East Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Khoda Afarin
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Minjavan
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Dizmar-e Sharqi
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:81
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:38.85°N 46.5508°W

Kavanaq (Persian: [[w:fa:کوانق|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, Khoda Afarin County, 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.[1]

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, who traveled through Arasbaran in 1830s.[2] Kavanaq is also remarked for its thriving apiculture operation.

Further Information

Notes and References

  1. Web site: East Azarbaijan Census of 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131211164242/http://www.ostan-as.gov.ir/uploads/2/CMS/user/file/702/%D8%A2%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A.pdf . 2013-12-11 .
  2. Robert Mignan, A Winter Journey Through Russia, the Caucasian Alps, and Georgia: Thence ..., Vol. 1, 1839, London, p. 125
  3. نزهةالقلوب ، حمداله مستوفی ، به کوشش محمد دبیر سیاقی ، انتشارات کتابخانه طهوری ، چاپ اول ، تهران ، ۱۳۳۶، ص. ۹۶.
  4. Web site: Mohammadi. Vahid. Mardanaqom Castle. 2014-03-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20140314210254/http://tabriz92.ir/showthread.php?tid=1087. 2014-03-14. dead.