Qaramalik
Qaramalik (Azerbaijani: قره ملیک, Persian: قره مَلیک) is a historical neighbourhood in the western part of the Iranian city Tabriz. Qaramalik is surrounded by Aji Chay river from north, Ravasan and Tabriz railway station in south and Hokmavar and Sham Qazan in east. Qaramalik used to be a village near Tabriz, however after the demolition of the walls of the city in the late nineteenth century and then expansion of the city, it became part of Tabriz and is now a part of district 6 of Tabriz municipality.[citation needed]
During 1960s and 1970s Qaramalik changed rapidly from a village with
Qaramalik has an old main square, called Hoseiniyeh square. Qaramalik has ten mosques, among which the Friday mosque is the most important one, which is located in Hoseiniyeh square. Also one cemetery-out of several historic cemeteries-of Qaramalik has survived.[2]
Qaramalik's role during Iranian Constitutional Revolution is a controversial topic. Some believe that Qaramalik was supporting grand ayatollah Hasan Mojtahed Tabrizi. Also it has been mentioned that Qaramalik was Mohammad Ali Shah forces' attack point against revolutionaries in Tabriz.
References
- ^ "Behruz Heschmat's personal website".
- ^ "Tabriz Municipality - Display Single Content". en.tabriz.ir. Retrieved 2017-12-27.