Ziarat, North Khorasan
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Ziarat
Persian: زيارت | |
|---|---|
City | |
  Ziarat | |
| Coordinates: 37°26′33″N 57°53′22″E / 37.44250°N 57.88944°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | North Khorasan |
| County | Shirvan |
| District | Central |
| Established | 2013[2] |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 4,179 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Ziarat (Persian: زيارت)[a] is a city in the Central District of Shirvan County, North Khorasan province, Iran,[2] serving as the administrative center for Ziarat Rural District.[5]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Ziarat's population was 4,202 in 1,013 households, when it was a village in Ziarat Rural District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 4,650 people in 1,262 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population as 4,179 people in 1,254 households,[3] by which time Ziarat had been converted to a city.[2]
