Yayshahr

Yayshahr
ياي شهر
village
Yayshahr is located in Iran
Yayshahr
Yayshahr
Coordinates: 37°34′03″N 46°20′15″E / 37.56750°N 46.33750°E / 37.56750; 46.33750
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyMaragheh
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictSarajuy-ye Gharbi
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
327
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Yayshahr (Persian: ياي شهر, also Romanized as Yāyshahr; also known as Yarīshahr and Yāyshahrī)[1] is a village in Sarajuy-ye Gharbi Rural District, in the Central District of Maragheh County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 327, in 77 families.[2] The name "Yayshahr" is derived from the Turkic languages and means "summer town".[3]: 262  The village is located 16 km north of the city of Maragheh on the slopes of Mount Sahand.[3]: 262  Vladimir Minorsky tentatively identified Yayshahr with the historical castle of Ru'in Dez, which was the main residence of the Ahmadili atabegs of Maragheh in the 1100s and early 1200s.[3]: 262  He also suggested a possible identification with the ancient fortress of Vera (Greek: Οὔερα) which the Roman emperor Antonius besieged during his campaign against the Parthian Empire.[3]: 262 

References

  1. ^ Yayshahr can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3088568" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  3. ^ a b c d Minorsky, Vladimir (1944). "Roman and Byzantine Campaigns in Atropatene". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 11 (2): 243–65. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
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