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Fahraj

Fahraj
Persian: فهرج
City
Fahraj is located in Iran
Fahraj
Fahraj
Coordinates: 28°56′45″N 58°53′06″E / 28.94583°N 58.88500°E / 28.94583; 58.88500[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKerman
CountyFahraj
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total6,876
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Fahraj (Persian: فهرج)[a] is a city in the Central District of Fahraj County, Kerman province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] It is also the administrative center for Fahraj Rural District.[5] The people are mostly Persians, with a minority of Baluchis.[citation needed]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 6,105 in 1,428 households, when it was in the former Fahraj District of Bam County).[6] The following census in 2011 counted 11,939 people in 3,087 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Fahraj County, with Fahraj as its capital.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 6,876 people in 1,850 households.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Also Romanized as Fahrej); formerly Narmāshīr (نرماشير) and Irānshahr (ایرانشهر)[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 June 2023). "Fahraj, Fahraj County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Fahraj can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3062552" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b Davodi, Parviz (4 July 2009). "Approval of the creation of one county and two new cities". Asr-e Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (18 May 1366). "Creation and formation of 14 rural districts including villages, fields and places in Bam County under Kerman province". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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