Qaleh Juq, Ilam
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Qaleh Juq
Persian: قلعه جوق | |
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Village | |
  Qaleh Juq  Qaleh Juq | |
| Coordinates: 33°23′48″N 46°34′53″E / 33.39667°N 46.58139°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Ilam |
| County | Malekshahi |
| District | Gachi |
| Rural District | Kabirkuh |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,468 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Qaleh Juq (Persian: قلعه جوق)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Kabirkuh Rural District of Gachi District, Malekshahi County, Ilam province, Iran.[4]
Ethnicity
The village is populated by Kurds.[5]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,724 in 275 households, when it was in Gachi Rural District of the former Malekshahi District[b] of Mehran County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 1,262 people in 308 households,[8] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Malekshahi County. The rural district was transferred to the new Gachi District, and Qaleh Juq was transferred to Kabirkuh Rural District created in the district.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,468 people in 371 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]
