Alqajar
City in Golestan province, Iran
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Alqajar (Persian: القجر)[5] is a city in the Central District of Minudasht County, Golestan province, Iran.[3] The city is on the foothills of the Eastern Alborz range, less than 5km southwest of the city of Minudasht.[1]
As a village, it was the capital of Chehel Chay Rural District[6] until its capital was transferred to the village of Qalami.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Alqajar's population was 3,910 in 991 households, when it was a village in Chehel Chay Rural District.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 4,893 people in 1,350 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 4,780 people in 1,428 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[4]
The village of Alqajar was converted to a city in 2023.[3]
