Oskelu

Oskelu (Persian: اسكلو)^[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Misheh Pareh Rural District of the Central District of Kaleybar County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.^[5]

Oskelu Persian: اسكلو
Village
A distant view of Oskelu in December 2010
Oskelu
Coordinates: 38°52′17″N 46°53′49″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Kaleybar
District	Central
Rural District	Misheh Pareh
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	393
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 428 in 109 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 430 people in 134 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 393 people in 132 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.^[2]

Overview

A distant view of Oskelu (July 2013) from Chaparli summer camp.

According to locals the village had been occasionally used by the crown princes in the Qajar era as summer quarters. There is no record of such claim, but the surviving landscaping in a forest on the west side of the village, known as 'valiahd qoroghi, provides a strong support to the assertion. The first alluson to Oskelu in the published literature is by Asadollah Mohammadkhanlu,^[8] the last headman of Mohammad Khanlu tribe, who had counted some of the inhabitants as the settled member of the tribe.^[9]

During the 1980s and early 1990s Oskelu was the last village on the west of Kaleybar that had access to a town via paved road. One of the inhabitants, Mashhadi Aziz, had built an inn with minimum accommodation for the travelers to the remote villages, such as Abbasaba and Balan. Then, the road was extended to Asheqlu in the banks of Aras river and Oskelu lost most of its importance. However, Oskelu did not experience the drastic population decline of other villages in Arasbaran region. Instead, since 2005 the wealthy expatriates have returned and constructed modern summer residences.^{[citation needed]}

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Eskaloo, Eskalū, and Oskelū; also known as Iskyulyu and Osgelū;^[3] also rendered as Üskülü^[4])

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (3 September 2024). "Oskelu, Kaleybar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Oskelu can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3062285" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Oberling, Pierre. "The Tribes of Qarāca Dāġ: A Brief History." Oriens 17 (1964): 60-95.
5. Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2010) [Approved 18 May 1366]. Creation and formation of 30 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Ahar County under East Azerbaijan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Notification 115730/T835. Archived from the original on 26 October 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2023 – via Islamic Council Research Center.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): East Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
8. Iran Almanac and Book of Facts, 1976, Volume 15 - Page 93
9. P. Oberling, “The Tribes of Qarāca Dāġ,” Oriens 17, 1964, p. 69