Farg Qaleh

City in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran

City in Razavi Khorasan, Iran
Farg Qaleh
Persian: فرگ قلعه
City
The city of Farg Qaleh
The city of Farg Qaleh
35°13′19″N 58°33′25″E / 35.22194°N 58.55694°E / 35.22194; 58.55694[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyKashmar
DistrictFarah Dasht
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total2,314
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Farg Qaleh (Persian: فرگ قلعه)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Farah Dasht District of Kashmar County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Qaleh-ye Bala Rural District.[4]

At the 2006 census, the population of Farg was 2,477 in 615 households, when it was a village in Bala Velayat Rural District of the Central District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,459 people in 727 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,134 people in 663 households.[2]

In 2018, Qaleh-ye Bala Rural District and Rezqabad Rural District were established in the newly formed Farah Dasht District.[4] The villages of Farg and Qaleh-ye Bala were merged to form the new city of Farg Qaleh.[7]

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Notes

  1. ^ Also known as Farg and Fark Qaleh[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (1 May 2023). "Farg Qaleh, Kashmar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 1 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. ^ Farg can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3062700" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b "Notification of the establishment of Kuhsorkh County in Razavi Khorasan province". Cabinet Office (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. 23 December 2018. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 1 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)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ^ Jahangiri, Ishaq (27 December 2019). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Kashmar County, Razavi Khorasan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.


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