Bakharz

For the administrative divisions, see Bakharz County and Bakharz Rural District.

Bakharz
Persian: باخرز
City
Bakharz is located in Iran
Bakharz
Bakharz
Coordinates: 34°59′31″N 60°19′01″E / 34.99194°N 60.31694°E / 34.99194; 60.31694[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyBakharz
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total9,044
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
ClimateBSk
Bakharz at GEOnet Names Server

Bakharz (Persian: باخرز, also known as Ostā-ye Bākharz (Persian: استای باخرز), Ostād, Ostād Bākharz, Ostay, and Usta)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, the Central District of Bakharz County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, and also serves as capital of the county.[4]

At the 2006 census, its population was 6,854 in 1,661 households, when it was in the former Bakharz District of Taybad County).[5] The following census in 2011 counted 8,392 people in 2,134 households,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county to establish Bakharz County with Bakharz as its capital.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 9,044 people in 2,536 households.[2]

Notable people

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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (26 April 2023). "Bakharz, Bakharz County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Bakharz can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3077483" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b "Eight changes in the country divisions of Razavi Khorasan". Tabnak (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. 16 August 2009. Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Retrieved 19 December 2022.