Faraghi

For the administrative division of Torkaman County, see Faraghi Rural District.

Faraghi
Persian: فراغي
City
Faraghi is located in Iran
Faraghi
Faraghi
Coordinates: 37°31′42″N 55°35′39″E / 37.52833°N 55.59417°E / 37.52833; 55.59417[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceGolestan
CountyKalaleh
DistrictPishkamar
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
5,777
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Faraghi (Persian: فراغي)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Pishkamar District of Kalaleh County, Golestan province, Iran.[5] As the village of Pishkamar, it was the capital of Zavkuh Rural District[6] until its capital was transferred to the village of Gukjeh.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population was 2,632 in 614 households, when it was the village of Pishkamar in Zavkuh Rural District of the Central District.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 5,104 people in 1,330 households,[8] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the formation of Pishkamar District.[5] The 2016 census measured the population as 5,777 people in 1,610 households,[2] when Pishkamar had been elevated to the status of a city and renamed Faraghi.[3]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Formerly the village of Pishkamar (پيش كمر),[3] also romanized as Pīsh Kamar and Pīshkamar; also known as Tekcha[4]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (17 October 2024). "Faraghi, Kalaleh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Golestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Sunni emam of Faraghi city was introduced". tasnimnews.com (in Persian). 13 February 2014. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023 – via Tasnim News Agency.
  4. ^ Pishkamar can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3078413" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  5. ^ a b c Davodi, Parviz (2 September 1392) [Approved 18 September 1386]. Letter of approval regarding the reforms of national divisions in Golestan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 130413/42/4/1; Notification 159459/T38028K. Archived from the original on 23 November 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
  6. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2013) [Approved 18 May 1366]. Creation and establishment of 23 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Gonbad-e Kavus County under Mazandaran province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 53.1.140. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
  7. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Golestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Golestan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.


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