Almajeq

Almajeq (Persian: الماجق, also Romanized as Ālmājeq, Ālmajeq, and Ālmajoq)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Abkuh District of Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.[4]

Almajeq
Persian: الماجق
City
Almajeq is located in Iran
Almajeq
Almajeq
Coordinates: 36°56′36″N 58°40′52″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyQuchan
DistrictAbkuh
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,588
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 1,291 in 312 households, when it was a village in Dughayi Rural District of the Central District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,360 people in 391 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,588 people in 463 households. It was the largest village in its rural district.[2]

After the census, two rural districts of the Central District were separated from the district.[7] Dughayi Rural District was elevated to the status of Abkuh District, containing the newly formed Bahar Rural District.[4] The villages of Almajeq, Mezerj, and Shahr-e Kohneh were raised to the status of cities.[8][9]

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (6 May 2023). "Almajeq, Quchan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  2. "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. Almajeq can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3052818" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan" (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. 29 December 2019. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  5. "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.
  6. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. Moghadam, Abbas Rezazadeh (1 January 2019). "Two new districts were added to Quchan County of Razavi Khorasan province". IRNA (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  8. "The Ministry of Interior agreed in principle to the promotion of two villages of Quchan to cities". IRNA (in Persian). Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  9. Jahangiri, Ishaq (5 August 2021). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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