Torqabeh

For the administrative divisions, see Torqabeh and Shandiz County, Torqabeh District, and Torqabeh Rural District.

Torqabeh Persian: طرقبه
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

Torqabeh (Persian: طرقبه)^[a] is a city in Torqabeh District of Torqabeh and Shandiz County,^[b] Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[5]

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

1. Also romanized as Ţoroqbeh, Ţorqabeh, and Torqebeh; also known as Targhobeh^[3]
2. Formerly Binalud County^[4]
3. Renamed Torqabeh and Shandiz County^[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (6 November 2024). "Torqabeh, Torqabeh and Shandiz County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 6 November 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Torqabeh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3087694" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Rahimian, Hamid Reza (8 June 2022) [Approved 16 June 1401]. "The county of Binalud was renamed Torqabeh and Shandiz". isna.ir (in Persian). Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2024 – via Iranian Students' News Agency.
5. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2015) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 3223.1.5.53; Approval Letter 3808-907; Notification 84902/T125K. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Razavi Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
8. Davodi, Parviz (3 December 2014) [Approved 18 September 1386]. Approval letter regarding the reforms of national divisions in Razavi Khorasan province, Mashhad County. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 93023/42/4/1; Notification 161411/T38028K. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.