Maku, Iran

History

Maku was a region of the old Armenia –800, previously known as Artaz according to Aziz Atiya's History of Eastern Christianity.

The Castle of Maku, original Shavarshan, was the center of the domains of the princely Armenian family of Amatuni. The Artazian branch of Amatuni family ruled the Maku region of Artaz still in the XVth century and successfully defended it against Timurleng, when he besieged the castle of Maku. Maku was the capital of a Kangarli Khanate, one of numerous small, semi-independent Maku Khanates that emerged from the breakup of the Safavid Empire in the 18th century.

Maku served as the capital of the Kurdish Jalali dynasty into the 1860s when the centralizing Qajar government in Persia/Iran removed them, appointing a governor instead.

The city is well known in the history of the Baháʼí Faith for its fort where the Báb had been exiled to and imprisoned for nine months. At this fortress Mullá Husayn, the first Disciple of the Báb, arrived on Náw-Rúz of the year 1848 to see the Báb.

Demographics

Language and ethnicity

The language of the Mako people is Kurdish and Azerbaijani Turkish.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 41,865 in 10,428 households. The following census in 2011 counted 42,751 people in 11,761 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 46,581 people in 13,940 households.

Climate

Maku has a semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) owing to its location in the rain shadow of the Zagros Mountains. The city is hot and dry in the summer, and cold with little snow in the winter. Most precipitation comes from spring thunderstorms.

Highest recorded temperature:39.2 C on 12 July 2018

Lowest recorded temperature:-23.0 C on 24 February 1985 |Jan record high C = 12.0 |Feb record high C = 15.2 |Mar record high C = 24.2 |Apr record high C = 29.8 |May record high C = 32.4 |Jun record high C = 37.4 |Jul record high C = 39.2 |Aug record high C = 38.4 |Sep record high C = 35.8 |Oct record high C = 30.2 |Nov record high C = 22.2 |Dec record high C = 19.0 |Jan record low C = -22.8 |Feb record low C = -23.0 |Mar record low C = -22.0 |Apr record low C = -8.0 |May record low C = 0.0 |Jun record low C = 4.0 |Jul record low C = 8.0 |Aug record low C = 9.4 |Sep record low C = 2.4 |Oct record low C = -2.6 |Nov record low C = -15.3 |Dec record low C = -22.0 | Jan dew point C =-8.2 | Feb dew point C =-7.4 | Mar dew point C =-3.7 | Apr dew point C =0.8 | May dew point C =5.3 | Jun dew point C =7.4 | Jul dew point C =9.5 | Aug dew point C =8.8 | Sep dew point C =5.8 | Oct dew point C =3.2 | Nov dew point C =-1.4 | Dec dew point C =-5.7 | access-date = 2 August 2023}}

|Jan record high C = 12.0 |Feb record high C = 15.2 |Mar record high C = 24.2 |Apr record high C = 29.8 |May record high C = 32.4 |Jun record high C = 37.4 |Jul record high C = 39.2 |Aug record high C = 38.4 |Sep record high C = 35.8 |Oct record high C = 30.2 |Nov record high C = 22.2 |Dec record high C = 19.0 |Jan record low C = -22.8 |Feb record low C = -23.0 |Mar record low C = -22.0 |Apr record low C = -8.0 |May record low C = 0.0 |Jun record low C = 4.0 |Jul record low C = 8.0 |Aug record low C = 9.4 |Sep record low C = 2.4 |Oct record low C = -2.6 |Nov record low C = -15.3 |Dec record low C = -22.0 | Jan dew point C =-8.4 | Feb dew point C =-8.0 | Mar dew point C =-4.5 | Apr dew point C =0.6 | May dew point C =4.6 | Jun dew point C =7.2 | Jul dew point C =9.6 | Aug dew point C =8.9 | Sep dew point C =4.9 | Oct dew point C =3.0 | Nov dew point C =-1.6 | Dec dew point C =-5.7

Tourism

1. Baqcheh Jooq Palace: dates back to the end of the Qajar period. It used to be the house of the local governor until 1974. It is 7 km northwest of central Maku and presently functions as a museum displaying some carpets and local handicrafts.
2. Farhad's Home: A place near Baqcheh Jooq Palace. A small home with a hall and two rooms that carved into the rock. The saying comes form the story Farhad and Shirin.
3. Ruins of a fortress are folded into a ledge of the high cliff that towers above the town centre.
4. Hiking: it is advisable to have a guide or stay within eyesight of the town. Due to its proximity to the Turkish border, it is easy to cross the border unintentionally.
5. Rock climbing: There are numerous rock climbing sites at the northern part of the city, some exceeding 200 meters.
6. Panj Cheshmeh – This bridge is located 5 km. from Maku on the Zangmar River, and is a monument from the Safavid era. This bridge was constructed in order to facilitate communications between Tabriz and Maku, and the surrounding rural areas.

Visa-free

Holders of normal passports travelling as tourists can enter Maku, Iran without a visa with maximum stay of 2 weeks (extendable) as of September 2017.{{cite web|title=مزایای ثبت شرکت در مناطق آزاد

Admission refused

Admission is refused to holders of passports or travel documents containing an Israeli visa or stamp or any data showing that the visitor has been to Israel or indication of any connection with the state of Israel during the last 12 months.

Notes

References

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Footnotes for an explanation of how to generate footnotes using the tags.

• Maku on panoramio
• P. Oberling, The Turkic Peoples of Iranian Azerbaijan, 1964a, American Council of Learned Scientists

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