Abbasabad

Abbasabad (also known as Abasabad,‘Abbāsābād, عباس آباد) is a village located in East Azarbaijan Province, Iran. According to the village elders, one of whom died in 1991 at an age of over 100 years, the village was founded around 1900. A prominent Feudal, Haji Safqoli Leysi (حاجی صفقلی خان لیثی), established his seat at a castle on the hills overlooking the village. Soon a iron-smith and a Cleric moved in and made the village the official and business center for the neighboring villages. This status was further strengthened when the Cleric was endowed with the privilege to act as the notary. In 1950 a young resident, Ashiq Rasol Qorbani (عاشق رسول قربانی, Aşiq Rəsol Qorbani), started his music career and soon became one of the...