Raqqeh
Persian: رقه
Village
Raqqeh is located in Iran
Raqqeh
Raqqeh
Coordinates: 33°49′16″N 57°16′18″E / 33.82111°N 57.27167°E / 33.82111; 57.27167[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CountyBoshruyeh
DistrictEresk
Rural DistrictRaqqeh
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,096
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Raqqeh[3] (Persian: رقه) is a village in, and the capital of, Raqqeh Rural District of Eresk District, Boshruyeh County, South Khorasan province, Iran.[4]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 1,005 in 274 households, when it was in the former Boshruyeh District of Ferdows County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,066 people in 312 households,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Boshruyeh County.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,096 people in 350 households; it was the largest village in its rural district.[2]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (18 March 2023). "Raqqeh, Boshruyeh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Raqqeh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "217756" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ↑ Mousavi, Mirhossein. "Creation and formation of six rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Ferdows County under Khorasan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 9 September 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "Boshruyeh District was upgraded to a county". Fars News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. 12 November 2008. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
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