Aji Chay Bridge
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Aji Chy Bridge bridge is one of the oldest bridge in the region. Its is on the Aji Chay
river at the western part of Tabriz
. Its history goes back to the time while Tabriz still a small village. Located at the ancient Silk Road
, the bridge always had a major role in connecting east to the west. Bridge architecture is homogeneous. The bridge due to flooding rivers and forests of a region repeatedly been damaged and repaired. The bridge includes 16 span with an overall length of 105 and width of meters 5 meters.
The bridge, built over Quri Chay river in northwestern sector of the city dates back to the pre-Safavid period. It was repaired by the Tabriz's famous merchant, Haji Seyyed Hussein, when the Qajar
crown prince, Abbas Mirza
resided in Tabriz.
Nowadays a new bridge has been built just behind this ancient bridge and traffic is transferred to the new bridge, and the bridge is open only for pedestrian visitors.
Aji Chay
Aji Chay , or Talkheh-Rūd, is a river in north-western Iran. Most of it is situated in the East Azerbaijan Province.Its water is alkali due to passing from the lands with high mineralization. It is the largest river that discharges into Lake Urmia. It arises above Sarab from the slopes of Mount...
river at the western part of Tabriz
Tabriz
Tabriz is the fourth largest city and one of the historical capitals of Iran and the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. Situated at an altitude of 1,350 meters at the junction of the Quri River and Aji River, it was the second largest city in Iran until the late 1960s, one of its former...
. Its history goes back to the time while Tabriz still a small village. Located at the ancient Silk Road
Silk Road
The Silk Road or Silk Route refers to a historical network of interlinking trade routes across the Afro-Eurasian landmass that connected East, South, and Western Asia with the Mediterranean and European world, as well as parts of North and East Africa...
, the bridge always had a major role in connecting east to the west. Bridge architecture is homogeneous. The bridge due to flooding rivers and forests of a region repeatedly been damaged and repaired. The bridge includes 16 span with an overall length of 105 and width of meters 5 meters.
The bridge, built over Quri Chay river in northwestern sector of the city dates back to the pre-Safavid period. It was repaired by the Tabriz's famous merchant, Haji Seyyed Hussein, when the Qajar
Qajar dynasty
The Qajar dynasty was an Iranian royal family of Turkic descent who ruled Persia from 1785 to 1925....
crown prince, Abbas Mirza
Abbas Mirza
Prince, Field-Marshal Abbas Mirza born Amol city , was a Qajar crown prince of Persia. He developed a reputation as a military commander during wars with Russia and the Ottoman Empire, as an early modernizer of Persia's armed forces and institutions, and for his death before his father, Fath Ali...
resided in Tabriz.
Nowadays a new bridge has been built just behind this ancient bridge and traffic is transferred to the new bridge, and the bridge is open only for pedestrian visitors.