Why visit Maku
Townapedia lists 5 parks and trails, 4 places to eat and 6 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Elman Park.
Weather in Maku
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About Maku
Maku (Persian: ماكو) is a city in the Central District of Maku County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
From the Wikipedia article Maku, Iran (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Maku on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Parks, trails and playgrounds5
Restaurants and cafes4
Where to stay6
Churches and places of worship5
History
Maku was a region of the old Armenia c. 300–800, previously known as Artaz according to Aziz Atiya's History of Eastern Christianity.
The Castle of Maku, original Shavarshan, was the center of the domains of the princely Armenian family of Amatuni. The Artazian branch of Amatuni family ruled the Maku region of Artaz still in the XVth century and successfully defended it against Timurleng, when he besieged the castle of Maku. Maku was the capital of a Kangarli Khanate, one of numerous small, semi-independent Maku Khanates that emerged from the breakup of the Safavid Empire in the 18th century.
Maku served as the capital of the Kurdish Jalali dynasty into the 1860s when the centralizing Qajar government in Persia/Iran removed them, appointing a governor instead.
The city is well known in the history of the Baháʼí Faith for its fort where the Báb had been exiled to and imprisoned for nine months. At this fortress Mullá Husayn, the first Disciple of the Báb, arrived on Náw-Rúz of the year 1848 to see the Báb.
From the History section of Maku, Iran on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries11
Healthcare3
Map of Maku
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Getting there and nearby towns
Maku International Airport (IMQ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 42 km away.
- Keshmesh Tappeh 8 km northwest, about 8 min by car
- Bāzargān 13 km northwest, about 13 min by car
- Gürbulak 17 km northwest, about 17 min by car
- Uzunyazı 21 km northwest, about 21 min by car
- Seyah Cheshmeh 26 km south, about 26 min by car
- Showţ 28 km east, about 28 min by car
- Āvājīq 27 km west, about 27 min by car
- Telçeker 27 km northwest, about 27 min by car
- Güngören 35 km north, about 35 min by car
- Doğubayazıt 43 km northwest, about 43 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Maku city - 2007, User:Navid.k, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Housing a Khan by Eugène Flandin, Eugène Flandin, Public domain
- Makou border city of Armenia by Eugène Flandin, Eugène Flandin, Public domain
- روگذر پل جوق, Diazinon.bm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- نمای دهنه پل جوق, Diazinon.bm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ماکو و صخره سنکی معروفش - panoramio, auoob farabi, CC BY-SA 3.0
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