Aqda (Persian: عقدا)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Aqda District of Ardakan County, Yazd province, Iran,[4] and also serves as the administrative center for Aqda Rural District.[5]
Aqda Persian: عقدا | |
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City | |
  Aqda | |
| Coordinates: 32°26′31″N 53°37′52″E / 32.44194°N 53.63111°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Yazd |
| County | Ardakan |
| District | Aqda |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,754 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
v 1,583 in 432 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,809 people in 566 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,754 people in 602 households, all Persians.[2]
The city was founded by one of the military commanders of Yazdegerd I, the Sasanian ruler of Iran from 399 to 420.[8]
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- Choksy, Jamsheed K. (2020). "Yazd: a "Good and Noble City" and an "Abode of Worship"". In Durand-Guédy, David; Mottahedeh, Roy; Paul, Jürgen (eds.). Cities of Medieval Iran. Brill. pp. 217–252. ISBN 978-90-04-43433-2.