Qaleh Jiq-e Bozorg

Coordinates: 37°08′39″N 54°11′27″E / 37.14417°N 54.19083°E / 37.14417; 54.19083
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Qaleh Jiq-e Bozorg
Persian: قلعه جيق بزرگ
Village
Qaleh Jiq-e Bozorg is located in Iran
Qaleh Jiq-e Bozorg
Qaleh Jiq-e Bozorg
Coordinates: 37°08′39″N 54°11′27″E / 37.14417°N 54.19083°E / 37.14417; 54.19083[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceGolestan
CountyGomishan
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictNeftelijeh
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,374
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qaleh Jiq-e Bozorg (Persian: قلعه جيق بزرگ, also Romanized as Qal‘eh Jīq-e Bozorg and Qal‘eh-ye Jīq Bozorg; also known as Qal‘eh Chīq Bozorg, Qal‘eh Jīn-e Bozorg, and Qal’eh Jīq-e-Bālā)[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Neftelijeh Rural District of the Central District of Gomishan County, Golestan province, Iran.[4]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 1,111 in 233 households, when it was in Jafarbay-ye Sharqi Rural District of the former Gomishan District of Torkaman County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,274 people in 297 households,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Gomishan County.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,374 people in 370 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 October 2023). "Qaleh Jiq-e Bozorg, Gomishan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 27. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Qaleh Jiq-e Bozorg can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3079214" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b Davodi, Parviz (23 January 1388). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Torkaman County". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 27. 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. 27. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.