Firuzeh

Firuzeh
Persian: فيروزه
City
Firuzeh is located in Iran
Firuzeh
Firuzeh
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 36°17′05″N 58°35′19″E / 36.28472°N 58.58861°E / 36.28472; 58.58861
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyFiruzeh
DistrictCentral
Established as a city1995
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
5,884
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Firuzeh at GEOnet Names Server

Firuzeh (Persian: فيروزه) is a city in the Central District of Firuzeh County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It was the administrative center for Takht-e Jolgeh Rural District until its capital was transferred to the village of Bozquchan. The village of Bozghan was converted to a city in 1995 and renamed Firuzeh in 2011.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,906 in 1,288 households, when it was capital of the former Takht-e Jolgeh District in Nishapur County. The following census in 2011 counted 5,769 people in 1,575 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Takht-e Jolgeh County. Firuzeh was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,884 people in 1,740 households.

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Also romanized as Fīrūzeh (English: turquoise); formerly known as Bozghan (بزغان), also romanized as Bozghān;
  2. ↑ Formerly Takht-e Jolgeh County
  3. ↑ Renamed Firuzeh County

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (31 October 2024). "Firuzeh, Firoozeh, Central Direction [District], Firuzeh County, Razavi Khorasan, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "7HMQ+VCQ Firuzeh, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  3. 1 2 Habibi, Hassan (8 January 1995) [مصوب (Approved on) 1373/10/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. شهرشناخته شدن روستای بزغان مرکز بخش تخت جلگه در استان خراسان و تاسیس شهرداری در محل مذکور [‌The village of Bozghan, the center of Takht-e Jolgeh District in Khorasan province, is recognized as a city and a municipality is established in the said place]. مهدی داودآبادی [Mehdi Davudabadi] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 34/2728/1/39. Archived from the original on 24 February 2026. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  4. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. 1 2 جغرافياي شهری فیروزه [‌The urban geography of Firuzeh]. نیشابورشناسی [Neyshaburology]. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  6. 1 2 Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (23 October 2011) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1/8/1390 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تغییر نام شهرستان تخت جلگه از توابع استان خراسان رضوی به فیروزه [‌Approval letter regarding changing the name of Takht-e Jolgeh County from Razavi Khorasan province to Firuzeh]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 89428/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 Davoodi, Parviz (16 October 2007) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 24/7/1386 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه درخصوص اصلاحات تقسیمات کشوری در استان خراسان رضوی شهرستان نیشابور [‌Approval letter regarding reforms of national divisions in Razavi Khorasan province, Nishapur County]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 93023/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
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  9. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  10. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369.6.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوی استان خراسان به مرکزیت شهر مشهد [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. 84902ت125ک [84902T125K]. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  11. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Razavi Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.