Chaleh Tarkhan
Chaleh Tarkhan
چاله طرخان | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Chaleh Tarkhan | |
| Coordinates: 35°29′55″N 51°28′38″E / 35.49861°N 51.47722°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) |
Chaleh Tarkhan (Template:Lang-fa, 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. At the 2006 census, its population was 658, in 172 families.[2] Chaleh Tarkhan Rural District's seat is located in this village.
History
Stucco wall decorations, dating from the Sassanid Empire, are preserved at Chaleh Tarkhan. In 1937, 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.
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 2011-09-20.
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