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Torqabeh

Coordinates: 36°18′51″N 59°22′21″E / 36.31417°N 59.37250°E / 36.31417; 59.37250
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For the administrative divisions, see Torqabeh and Shandiz County, Torqabeh District, and Torqabeh Rural District.

Torqabeh
Persian: طرقبه
City
Torqabeh is located in Iran
Torqabeh
Torqabeh
Coordinates: 36°18′51″N 59°22′21″E / 36.31417°N 59.37250°E / 36.31417; 59.37250[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyTorqabeh and Shandiz
DistrictTorqabeh
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total20,998
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Torqabeh at GEOnet Names Server

Torqabeh (Persian: طرقبه)[a] is a city in Torqabeh District of Torqabeh and Shandiz County,[b] Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[5]

Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 13,158 in 3,668 households, when it was in Torqabeh District of Mashhad County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 16,718 people in 5,067 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Binalud County.[8][c] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 20,998 people in 6,612 households.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Ţoroqbeh, Ţorqabeh, and Torqebeh; also known as Targhobeh[3]
  2. ^ Formerly Binalud County[4]
  3. ^ Renamed Torqabeh and Shandiz County[4]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (11 May 2023). "Torqabeh, Torqabeh and Shandiz County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Torqabeh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3087694" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b "The county of Binalud was renamed Torqabeh and Shandiz". Iranian Students' News Agency (in Persian). 8 June 2022. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. 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. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  8. ^ Davodi, Parviz (18 September 1386). "Approval letter regarding the reforms of country divisions in Razavi Khorasan province, Mashhad County". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
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