Bostanabad County

Bostanabad County (Persian: شهرستان بستان‌آباد‎‎) is a county in East Azerbaijan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Bostanabad. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 96,555, in 21,225 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District and Tekmeh Dash District. The county has two cities: Bostanabad and Tekmeh Dash.

Locations

The town of Bostanabad in Bostanabad County, located 55 kilometers from Tabriz, was built on the site of the old city of Ojan whose name has been mentioned in many history books since the sixth century AH. Ojan was the summer capital of the Moghuls, and was completely destroyed later on due to various events.

Quory Gueol Lake, a leisure place in East Azerbaijan Province, is one of the natural shelters for many migrant birds.

Warm Water Spring is located near the main road between Tabriz and Tehran.

Aq Bolaq Cave is located in the southern part of the county towards Qareh Chaman.

References

Bostanabad

Bostanabad (Persian: بستان آباد‎‎; also Romanized as Bostānābād) is a city in and the capital of Bostanabad County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 16,592, in 3,937 families.

It is located 55 kilometres (34 mi) south east of Tabriz, the capital of the province. Mohammad Hossein Behjat Tabrizi commonly known as Shahriyar is one of the most famous poets of Bostanabad. Some people of Bostanabad believe that the current city was built on the ruins of Ujan (or Ojan), the summer capital of the Mongols that disappeared and its name was mentioned in most books of history since the sixth century AH.

Ujan was completely destroyed later on due to various events. From the many historical nad natural valuable places in the district of Bostanabad, one can mention the following : Quory gueol Lake which is one of the most beautiful leisure places of the province, and one of the natural shelters for many migrant birds. Warm Water Spring which is located near the main road between Tabriz and Tehran Aq Bolaq Cave which is located south to Qareh Chaman.

Qayyumabad

Qayyumabad (Urdu: قیوم آباد ‎) is a suburb of Korangi Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.

Demographics

There are several ethnic groups in Qayyumabad, including Hazarewal(Hazara Division)Muhajirs, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, The population of Korangi Town is estimated to be nearly one million.

The people of Qayyumabad were at first mostly Hazarewal, Pashtuns and Christians. Now the population has increased and a more diverse population resides in the area. Most of the people are Sunies and Deobandies. There are four blocks by name A area, B area, C area and D area. At least two mosques are situated in each area. The name of these mosque are Muhammadi Masjid B area Madina Masjid A area, Ghosia Masjid, Taiba Masjid, Hanfia Masjid, Usmania masjid and Noor Masjid in D area. The schools of Qayyumabad Korangi Road are Oxford Grammar School, Sarwar Jahan Public School, Varraich Angels Secondary School, Al Abbas Secondary School, Little Prince School and Pakistan Foundation. Most of the population is educated up to SSC level (matric) but the area has also provided Doctors, Engineers, Politicians, Labours and Chartered Accountants as well. Most Qayyumabadi people prefer working in Govt. and Semi Govt institutions like Army, Police and KESC.

Bostanabad (disambiguation)

Bostanabad (Persian: بستان آباد‎‎) is a city in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran.

Bostanabad may also refer to: