Shah Rakht

Coordinates: 33°38′09″N 60°16′24″E / 33.63583°N 60.27333°E / 33.63583; 60.27333
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Shah Rakht
Persian: شاهرخت
Village
Shah Rakht is located in Iran
Shah Rakht
Shah Rakht
Coordinates: 33°38′09″N 60°16′24″E / 33.63583°N 60.27333°E / 33.63583; 60.27333[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CountyZirkuh
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictPetergan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total2,404
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Shahrakht (Persian: شاهرخت, also Romanized as Shāhrakht)[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Petergan Rural District[4] of the Central District of Zirkuh County, South Khorasan province, Iran.

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 2,427 in 515 households, when it was in the former Zirkuh District of Qaen County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,538 people in 578 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,404 people in 652 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Zirkuh County.[7] It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (22 March 2023). "Shah Rakht, Zirkuh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ Iran Villages List at gospelgo.com
  4. ^ "Creation and formation of five rural districts including villages, farms and places in a certain geographical area in Qaenat County under Khorasan province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. 16 June 1365. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 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. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (5 August 2013). "Reforms and creation of country divisions in Qaen and Zirkuh Counties in South Khorasan province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2023.