Fahraj
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Fahraj
Persian: فهرج | |
|---|---|
City | |
  Fahraj | |
| Coordinates: 28°56′45″N 58°53′06″E / 28.94583°N 58.88500°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Kerman |
| County | Fahraj |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 6,876 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Fahraj (Persian: فهرج)[a] is a city in the Central District of Fahraj County, Kerman province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] It is also the administrative center for Fahraj Rural District.[5] As a village, it was the capital of the former Narmashir District of Bam County[6] until its capital was transferred to the village of Rostamabad,[7] now the city of Narmashir[8] and the capital of Narmashir County.[9]
Ethnicity
The people are mostly Persians, with a minority of Baluchis.[citation needed]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 6,105 in 1,428 households,[10] when it was capital of the former Fahraj District of Bam County.[11] The following census in 2011 counted 11,939 people in 3,087 households,[12] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Fahraj County. Fahraj was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 6,876 people in 1,850 households.[2]
