Almajeq

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Almajeq
Persian: الماجق
City
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Almajeq
Coordinates: 36°56′36″N58°40′52″E / 36.94333°N 58.68111°E / 36.94333; 58.68111 [1]
Country Iran
Province Razavi Khorasan
County Quchan
District Abkuh
Population
 (2016) [2]
 • Total
1,588
Time zone UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Almajeq (Persian : الماجق) [a] is a city in, and the capital of, Abkuh District of Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. [4] As a village, it was the capital of Dughayi Rural District [5] until its capital was transferred to the village of Dughayi. [4]

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Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Almajeq's population was 1,291 in 312 households, when it was a village in Dughayi Rural District of the Central District. [6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,360 people in 391 households. [7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,588 people in 463 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district. [2]

After the census, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Abkuh District, [4] and Almajeq was elevated to the status of a city. [8]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Also romanized as Ālmājeq, Ālmajeq, and Ālmajoq [3]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 November 2024). "Almajeq, Quchan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  2. 1 2 Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. 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. 1 2 3 Jahangiri, Ishaq (14 January 2021) [Approved 26 September 1399]. Approval regarding national divisions in Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province. sdil.ac.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Proposal 77484; Notification 109152/T56788AH. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2025– via Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute.
  5. ↑ Mousavi, Mirhossein (3 December 2014) [Approved 10 April 1366]. Creation and establishment of nine rural districts including villages, farms and places in Quchan County under Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 11928; Notification 116176/T867. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2024– via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library.
  6. ↑ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Razavi Khorasan 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.
  7. ↑ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Razavi Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022– via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  8. ↑ "The Ministry of the Interior agreed in principle to the promotion of two villages of Quchan to cities". irna.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. c. 2021. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2023– via Islamic Republic News Agency.
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