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Village in Qazvin province, Iran From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nirej (Persian: نيرج)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Kharaqan-e Gharbi Rural District in the Central District of Avaj County, Qazvin province, Iran.[4]

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Nirej
Persian: نيرج
Village
Nirej is located in Iran
Nirej
Nirej
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 35°40′17″N 49°04′55″E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceQazvin
CountyAvaj
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictKharaqan-e Gharbi
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
481
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 151 in 43 households, when it was in the former Avaj District of Buin Zahra County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 788 people in 258 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 481 people in 183 households,[2] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Avaj County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[7]

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Notes

  1. Also romanized as Nayrej, Nīārej, and Nīrej; also known as Neyarīj, Nīārīj, Nīrach, Nīrīj, and Tīzaj[3]

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