Natal, Iran
Natal (Persian: ناتل, also Romanized as Nātal and Nātel)[1] is a village in Natel Kenar-e Olya Rural District, in the Central District of Nur County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 75, in 21 families.[2] It is located about 6 km southwest of the city of Nur.[3]
Natal ناتل | |
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Village | |
Natal | |
| Coordinates: 36°30′05″N 52°01′21″E / 36.50139°N 52.02250°E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Mazandaran |
| County | Nur |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Rural District | Natel Kenar-e Olya |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 75 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
History and archaeology edit
At the time of the Abbasid Caliphate, Natel was one of the major cities in Tabaristan and had a military garrison.[3] It was known in medieval sources as Nātil or Nātilah.[4] Three archaeological excavations were conducted under Abdolreza Mohajerinejad in 2008, 2010, and 2016.[3] Over 2,000 pieces of pottery were uncovered; most of them were dated to the 3rd through 6th centuries AH (roughly the 9th-12th centuries CE).[3] Pottery samples dating from the Ilkhanid and Timurid periods was much rarer.[3] Hanie Hossein-Nia Amirkolaei et al described the pottery samples found at Natel as having "relatively good production quality and strength, but a lower level in terms of manufacturing technique and diversity of motifs".[3]
References edit
- ^ Natal can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3841510" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. from the original on 2011-09-20.
- ^ a b c d e f Hossein-Nia Amirkolaei, Hanie; Mousavi Haji, Seyyed Rasool; Ataie, Morteza; Mohajeri-Nejhd, Abdolreza (2021). "The Study of Islamic Potteries Discovered from the Historical City of Natel". Pārseh Journal of Archaeological Studies. 4 (14): 85–99. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ Le Strange, Guy (1905). The Lands of the Eastern Caliphate: Mesopotamia, Persia, and Central Asia, from the Moslem Conquest to the Time of Timur. New York: Barnes & Noble, Inc. p. 373.