Aq Qaleh, Bam and Safiabad

Aq Qaleh
Persian: اق قلعه
Village
Aq Qaleh is located in Iran
Aq Qaleh
Aq Qaleh
Coordinates: 36°56′02″N 58°03′18″E / 36.93389°N 58.05500°E / 36.93389; 58.05500[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceNorth Khorasan
CountyBam and Safiabad
DistrictBam
Rural DistrictBam
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
219
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Aq Qaleh (Persian: اق قلعه)[a] is a village in Bam Rural District[5] of Bam District in Bam and Safiabad County, North Khorasan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 446 in 117 households, when it was in Bam and Safiabad District[b] of Esfarayen County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 350 people in 93 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 219 people in 77 households.[3]

In 2023, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Bam and Safiabad County and renamed the Central District. The rural district was transferred to the new Bam District.[6]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Āq Qal‘eh[4]
  2. ^ Renamed the Central District of Bam and Safiabad County[6]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (1 February 2026). "Quch Qar, دهستان بام [Bam Rural District], Bam and Safiabad County, North Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  2. ^ "W3M4+H22 Aq Qaleh, North Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: North Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ Aq Qaleh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3843403" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (1 July 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/04/10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 7 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان اسفراین تابع استان خراسان [‌Creation and formation of seven rural districts including villages, farms and places in Esfarayen County under Khorasan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 2B7C87B4-3C1A-4A1F-B54F-869E283A5AB0. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 9. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  6. ^ a b Mokhber, Mohammad (1 February 2023) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1401/11/12 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری استان خراسان شمالی [‌Approval regarding the national divisions of North Khorasan province]. مهدی داودآبادی [Mehdi Davudabadi] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 66803. Archived from the original on 31 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  7. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: North Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: North Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.