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Country
  
Iran

Bakhsh
  
Minjavan

Time zone
  
IRST (UTC+3:30)

Province
  
East Azerbaijan Province

County
  
Khoda Afarin

Rural District
  
Dizmar-e Sharqi

Population
  
81 (2006)

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Kavanaq (Persian: 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 a more recent statistics the population is 94 people in 22 families.

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Economy

The village is a renowned center of pomegranate and grape production in 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. Kavanaq is also remarked for its thriving apiculture operation.

Further Information

  • The first allusion to Kavanaq is by the renowned historian Hamdallah Mustawfi in the late twelfth century.
  • On a mountain near the village, there is a castle dating from Sasanian era. It was used as a jail for high-ranking officials during Khwarazmian reign. The castle is known as the castle of Mardanaqom, but according to information provided by Mr. Sahand Jabbari, who is from the area, the castle is actually located in the territory of the adjacent village, Kavanaq.
  • There is a landmark ancient plane tree in the village. The tree is about 3 meter in diameter and is said to have lived for 500 years.

    • References

    Kavanaq Wikipedia
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