Dizmar-e Sharqi Rural District (Persian: دهستان دیزمار شرقی) is a rural district (dehestan) in Minjavan District, Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran.[1] At the 2006 census, its population was 2,888, in 641 families.[2] The rural district has 15 villages.

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Dizmar-e Sharqi Rural District دهستان ديزمارشرقي
Rural district
The landmark plain tree in Kavanaq village.
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Khoda Afarin
District	Minjavan
Population  (2006)
• Total	2,888

A brief history

Dizmar has been first mentioned by the renowned historian Hamdallah Mustawfi in the mid fourteenth century, "Dizmar is a district in the north of Tabriz which includes more than 50 villages ..." [3] Mardanaqom, was also mentioned by Hamdallah Mustawfi as a thriving village.[3][4] The landmark, manifesting ancient history of the district, is an ancient plane tree in Kavanaq village (included on the map). The tree is about 3 meter in diameter and is said to have lived for 500 years. Moreover, on a mountain between Kavanaq and Mardanaqom, there is a castle dating from Sasanian era. It was used as a jail for high-ranking officials during Khwarazmian reign.[5]

In the wake of White Revolution (early 1960s) many clans of Qarāca Dāġ tribes used Dizmar as their winter quarters.[6] Eastern part of Dizmar was declared a part of Khoda Afarin County in 2011 [7] and Mardanaqom was designated as its capital.

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