Chaldoran
Persian:چالدران
Other Forms:Chaldiran,Chalderan
Chaldoran is a place in the north of
Iranian
West
Azarbaijan province, the place where the famous
Battle of Chaldoran took place between Iranian and
Ottoman forces. The site of the battlefield is near Jala Ashaqi village, 6 km west of Siyah Cheshmeh, south of
Maku. A brick dome was built at the battlefield site in 2003 along with a statue of Seyid Sadroddin, one of
Safavid commanders.
