Meshginshahr
City in Ardabil province, Iran
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Meshginshahr (Persian: مشگين شهر)[a] (Azerbaijani: Məşkin) is a city in the Central District of Meshgin Shahr County, Ardabil province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[5]
Meshgin Shahr
Məşkin | |
|---|---|
City | |
Arshoq Castle, a.k.a. Kohneh Qaleh ("old castle"), in Meshgin Shahr; Mount Sabalan is in the background | |
  Meshgin Shahr | |
| Coordinates: 38°23′26″N 47°40′27″E[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Ardabil |
| County | Meshgin Shahr |
| District | Central |
| Area | |
• Total | 12 km2 (4.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 74,109 |
| • Density | 6,200/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Website | Official website |
| Meshginshahr at GEOnet Names Server | |
History
The 14th-century author Hamdallah Mustawfi mentioned the city, as Khiyāv, as one of the seven cities in the tuman of Pishkin, or Mishkin.[6] He distinguished between the cities of Khiyav and Pishkin: according to him, Khiyav lay to the south of Mount Sablan and had a warm climate, while Pishkin (which he said had formerly been called "Varāvī") was to the north of Mount Sablan and had a damp climate because the mountain shielded it from the sun.[6] Both cities drew their water from the streams coming down from the mountain.[6]
The district of Pishkin, he wrote, grew both grain and fruit in abundance, while Khiyav mostly grew grain.[6] Pishkin was assessed for a tax value of 5,200 dinars, while Khiyav was assessed at 2,000.[6] Mustawfi wrote that Pishkin's population was mostly Shafi'i Sunnis, with Shi'i and Hanafi Sunni minorities.[6] He said nothing about Khiyav's religious makeup, but instead described its population as mostly "boot-makers and cloth-workers".[6]
Demographics
Climate
| Climate data for Meshkinshahr (1995-2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) |
1.2 (34.2) |
5.0 (41.0) |
9.8 (49.6) |
14.1 (57.4) |
18.6 (65.5) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
6.7 (44.1) |
2.5 (36.5) |
10.8 (51.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.7 (0.89) |
26.1 (1.03) |
38.4 (1.51) |
52.9 (2.08) |
68.0 (2.68) |
30.6 (1.20) |
24.4 (0.96) |
11.3 (0.44) |
25.3 (1.00) |
24.4 (0.96) |
29.6 (1.17) |
19.3 (0.76) |
373 (14.68) |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | −8.2 (17.2) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
1.1 (34.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
9.0 (48.2) |
10.7 (51.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
8.8 (47.8) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
1.8 (35.2) |
| Source: IRIMO (daily mean[10])(precipitation[11]) (dew point 1995-2005[12]) | |||||||||||||
