Dimashqiyya

Dimashqiyya
Persian: دمشقیه, romanizedDimashqiyya
South Azerbaijani: گوموش‌قیه, romanized: Gümüşqaya
Old Neighborhood
Al-Zahra High School in Gumushqaya, where former cemetery of Dimashqiyya located
Al-Zahra High School in Gumushqaya, where former cemetery of Dimashqiyya located
Dimashqiyya is located in Iran
Dimashqiyya
Coordinates: 38°04′25.29″N 46°18′51.37″E / 38.0736917°N 46.3142694°E / 38.0736917; 46.3142694
CityTabriz
CountryIran
Founded byBaghdad Khatun
Named forDemasq Kaja

Dimashqiyya or Damashqiyya (Persian: دمشقیه) is an old historical neighborhood of Tabriz. It is also referred to by local Azerbaijanis as Gumushqaya (South Azerbaijani: گوموش‌قیه, romanized: Gümüşqaya) who claim that the former is Persianized variant.[1] It is currently a part of District 8 of Tabriz. It is bounded by Mehraneh river to the north and east. To its west is Beheshti street and to the south is Qarabaghi alley.

  1. ^ "İran azərbaycanlıları: "Türkcə olan qədim adlar farslaşdırılır"" [Iranian Azerbaijanis: "Old Turkish names are Persianized"]. BBC News Azərbaycanca (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2024-01-19.