Firuzeh
City in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
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Firuzeh (Persian: فيروزه)[a] is a city in the Central District of Firuzeh County,[b] Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[7] It was the administrative center for Takht-e Jolgeh Rural District[8] until its capital was transferred to the village of Bozquchan.[7] The village of Bozghan was converted to a city in 1995[3] and renamed Firuzeh in 2011.[5]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,906 in 1,288 households,[9] when it was capital of the former Takht-e Jolgeh District in Nishapur County.[10] The following census in 2011 counted 5,769 people in 1,575 households,[11] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Takht-e Jolgeh County.[c] Firuzeh was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,884 people in 1,740 households.[4]
See also
Notes
- Formerly Takht-e Jolgeh County[6]
- Renamed Firuzeh County[6]
