El-Gölü

{{short description|Historic park in Tabriz, Iran}} thumb|300px

'''El Goli''' ({{Langx|fa|ائل گلی|El Goli}}, {{Langx|az-Arab|ائل گؤلی|El Göli}}), also called '''Shah Goli'''{{sfn|Hobhouse|2006}} ({{langx|fa|شاه گلی|Šāh Goli}}, {{langx|az-Arab|شاه گؤلی|Şah Göli}}) is a large historic park (or garden) in the south east region of Tabriz, Iran.{{sfn|Hobhouse|2006}} One of its main features is its large artificial lake, measuring approximately 55.000 m2/592.015 ft square.

==History and characteristics== [[Image:ShahGoli-Tabriz.JPG|thumb|250px|Pars El-Goli Hotel back of the El-Goli]] Tradition dates the construction of the park to the late 18th century.{{sfn|Hobhouse|2006}} However, it may have been built earlier with some sources suggesting a date in as far back as the 14th century.{{sfn|Hobhouse|2006}} In the Qajar era, the park was restored and high terraces were added.{{sfn|Hobhouse|2006}}

The northern side of the lake was built up, which, according to Penelope Hobhouse, makes the lake "appear to float over the valley".{{sfn|Hobhouse|2006}} A causeway leads out to a pavilion, today the site of a restaurant.{{sfn|Hobhouse|2006}} The pavilion was once crowned with a dome.{{sfn|Hobhouse|2006}} From the west hillside, a spring feeds the lake, a cascade descending in five terraces.{{sfn|Hobhouse|2006}} The sight is flanked by poplar trees and willows.{{sfn|Hobhouse|2006}}

==Etymology== The park was first named Shah Goli, the "Royal Lake" or the "Royal Pond".{{sfn|Hobhouse|2006}} After the Iranian Revolution of 1979, the park and its surrounding area were renamed El Goli, "lake of the people".

{{wide image|Panorama of Tabriz.jpg|600px|Panoramic view of Tabriz from El Goli.}} {{wide image|Shah_gulu.jpg|600px| Panoramic view of El Goli.}}

==Photo gallery== <gallery class="center" heights="90"> File:ائل گولی 1.jpg|El Goli File:Shah Goli and Pars hotel.JPG|El Goli lake and Hotel Pars in top of the hills. File:El goli.jpg|El Goli lake from hills. File:Shah-Goli.Tabriz.jpg|Night view of El Goli. File:ائل گولی 2.jpg|El Goli File:ائل گولی 3.jpg|El Goli </gallery>

==See also== * Khaqani Park * Golestan Park

==References== {{reflist}}

==Sources== * {{cite encyclopaedia|last=Hobhouse|first=Penelope|author-link=Penelope Hobhouse|date=2006|title=Shah-Goli|encyclopaedia=The Oxford Companion to the Garden|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-866255-6 |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198662556.001.0001/acref-9780198662556-e-1527?rskey=I7OGHa&result=23}}

== External links == {{commons category}} * [http://www.iranchamber.com/cities/tabriz/tabriz.php City of Tabriz on Iran Chamber Society (www.iranchamber.com)] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120110141117/http://chap.sch.ir/ketabDetail.asp?id=215 Editorial Board, East Azarbaijan Geography, Iranian Ministry of Education, 2000] (High School Text Book in Persian) * https://web.archive.org/web/20070216155119/http://www.tabrizcity.org/ * [http://www.tishineh.com/touritem/201-9/a Tishineh]

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Category:Parks in Tabriz Category:Persian gardens in Iran Category:National works of Iran