Abkuh District

Abkuh District
Persian: بخش آبکوه
Abkuh District
Coordinates: 36°50′N 58°37′E / 36.833°N 58.617°E / 36.833; 58.617[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyQuchan
Established2020[3]
CapitalAlmajeq
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Abkuh District (Persian: بخش آبکوه) is in Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Almajeq,[3] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 1,588 people in 463 households.[4]

History

In 2020, Dughayi Rural District was separated from the Central District in the formation of Abkuh District.[3] The village of Almajeq was converted to a city in 2021.[5]

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Abkuh District
Administrative Divisions
Bahar RD
Dughayi RD
Almajeq (city)[a]
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (19 March 2026). "دهستان بهار, بخش مرکزی شهرستان قوچان [Bahar Rural District, Central District of Quchan County], Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  2. ^ "RJM8+8MM Meshkanlu, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  3. ^ a b c Jahangiri, Eshaq (16 December 2020) [۱۳۹۹/۹/۲۶ تصویب (Approved 1399/9/26) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در شهرستان قوچان استان خراسان رضوی [‌Approval regarding national divisions in Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره ۷۷۴۸۴ [Proposal No. 77484]. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  4. ^ 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. ^ a b وزارت کشور با ارتقای ۲ روستای قوچان به شهر موافقت اصولی کرد [‌The Ministry of the Interior agreed in principle to the promotion of two villages of Quchan to cities]. Islamic Republic News Agency (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. 1 March 2021 [۱۱ اسفند ۱۳۹۹ (11 Esfand 1399) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. کد خبر: 84246667 [News Code: 84246667]. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2026.