Ashuradeh

Ashuradeh
Ashuradeh Island at the LandSat-5 satellite image (1 April 1995, Caspian Sea waters high level)
Ashuradeh is located in Caspian Sea
Ashuradeh
Location within Caspian Sea
Interactive map of Ashuradeh
Geography
LocationTorkaman County, Golestan province, Iran
Coordinates36°54′21″N 53°58′52″E / 36.9058°N 53.9811°E / 36.9058; 53.9811

Ashūradeh (Persian: آشوراده), or Ashur Ada, besides Esmail Sai and Akaz islands, is one of the islands off the Iranian coast in the Caspian Sea (Gulf of Gorgan). Ashuradeh's surface area is 800 hectares (2,000 acres). It is located in Torkaman County, Golestan province, at the eastern end of the Miankaleh peninsula, 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) from Bandar Torkaman and 23 kilometers (14 mi) from Gorgan.

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

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 Iran. Following the occupation, the Russian Army maintained a military post on the island for a few decades until 1921.

References

  1. ↑ "Akaz Island".
  2. ↑ "Ashooradeh Island". Archived from the original on 2007-04-10. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
  3. ↑ Caviar in Iran[permanent dead link]
  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