Ashuradeh
Ashuradeh Island at the LandSat-5 satellite image (01-Apr-1995, Caspian Sea waters high level)
Ashuradeh is located in Caspian Sea
Ashuradeh
Ashuradeh
Geography
Coordinates36°54′21″N 53°58′52″E / 36.90583°N 53.98111°E / 36.90583; 53.98111

Ashūradeh (Persian: آشوراده), or Ashur Ada, besides Esmaeilsay and Akaz islands, is one of the islands off the Iranian coast on the Caspian Sea (Gorgan Bay).[1] Ashuradeh's surface area is 800 hectares (2,000 acres). It is located on the eastern end of the Miankaleh peninsula in the county of Behshahr of Māzandarān Province of Iran, 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) from Bandar Torkaman and 23 kilometers (14 mi) from Gorgan.[2]

The island can be reached via Bandar Torkaman. Over 40% of Iran's caviar is produced near Ashūradeh Island.[3]

History

Iranian Muslim Turkmen from Ashuradeh

Ashuradeh was inhabited by 300 families, but the village is now deserted. The island was occupied by Russian forces in 1837, despite protests from Persia.[4] Following the occupation, the Russian Army maintained a military post on the island for a few decades until 1921.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Akaz Island".
  2. ↑ "Ashooradeh Island". Archived from the original on 2007-04-10. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
  3. ↑ Caviar in Iran
  4. ↑ Rezun, Miron (1981). The Soviet Union and Iran : Soviet policy in Iran from the beginnings of the Pahlavi Dynasty until the Soviet invasion in 1941. Alphen aan den Rijn: Sijthoff & Noordhoff International. p. 6. ISBN 90-286-2621-2. OCLC 7925812.
  5. ↑ Colonel Stebnitzky's Report on His Journey in 1872


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