Chaleh Tarkhan
Chaleh Tarkhan (Persian: چاله طرخان, also Romanized as Chāleh Ţarkhān; also known as Chāl Ţarkhān and Chāh Ţarkhān)[1] is a village in Chaleh Tarkhan Rural District, Qaleh Now District, Ray County, Tehran Province, Iran. According to the 2006 Iranian census, its population was 658, with 172 families.[2] Chaleh Tarkhan Rural District's seat is located in this village.
Jug, Chal Tarkhan, Iran (early Islamic era); courtesy of the Penn Museum, object no. 37-33-3; The Boston Museum of Fine Arts/University Museum Expedition; Erich Schmidt, 1937
Chaleh Tarkhan
چاله طرخان | |
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village | |
  Chaleh Tarkhan | |
| Coordinates: 35°29′55″N 51°28′38″E | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | Tehran |
| County | Rey |
| Bakhsh | Qaleh Now |
| Rural District | Chaleh Tarkhan |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 658 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
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.[3][4]
References
- Chaleh Tarkhan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "223482" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
- "Expedition Magazine - Penn Museum". www.penn.museum. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- "Fragment of pitcher". collections.mfa.org. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
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