Eshqabad, Razavi Khorasan
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Eshqabad
Persian: عشق آباد | |
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City | |
 Emamzadeh-ye Hamza in Eshqabad, Miyan Jolgeh County | |
  Eshqabad | |
| Coordinates: 36°02′29″N 58°40′55″E / 36.04139°N 58.68194°E[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Razavi Khorasan |
| County | Miyan Jolgeh |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 1,993 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Eshqabad, Razavi Khorasan at GEOnet Names Server | |
Eshqabad (Persian: عشق آباد)[a] is a city in the Central District[b] of Miyan Jolgeh County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county[5] and the district.[6] It was the administrative center for Eshqabad Rural District[7] until its capital was transferred to the village of Raisi.[5]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 1,325 in 348 households, when it was in Miyan Jolgeh District[c] of Nishapur County.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 1,883 people in 504 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,993 people in 592 households.[3]
In 2023, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Miyan Jolgeh County and renamed the Central District, with Eshqabad as the new county's capital.[5]
