Torqabeh
City in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran
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Torqabeh (Persian: طرقبه)[a] is a city in the Torqabeh District of Torqabeh and Shandiz County,[b] Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, and serves as the capital of both the county and the district.[5]
Torqabeh
Persian: طرقبه | |
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City | |
  Torqabeh | |
| Coordinates: 36°18′51″N 59°22′21″E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Razavi Khorasan |
| County | Torqabeh and Shandiz |
| District | Torqabeh |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 20,998 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Torqabeh at GEOnet Names Server | |
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 13,158 in 3,668 households, when it was in Mashhad County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 16,718 people in 5,067 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Binalud County.[8][c] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 20,998 people in 6,612 households.[2]
Notes
- Formerly Binalud County[4]
