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Faraghi (Persian: فراغي)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Pishkamar District of Kalaleh County, Golestan province, Iran.[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.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 5,104 people in 1,330 households,[7] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment 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 Pishkamar (پيش كمر),[3] also romanized as Pīsh Kamar and Pīshkamar; also known as Tekcha[4]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (13 October 2023). "Faraghi, Kalaleh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 27. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Sunni emam of Faraghi city was introduced". Tasnim News (in Persian). Tasnim News Agency. 13 February 2014. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  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 Davodi, Parviz (18 September 2016). "Letter of approval regarding the reforms of country divisions in Golestan province". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 23 November 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 27. 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. 27. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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