Firuzeh

"Barghan" redirects here. For the village in Fars Province, see Barghan.

For the administrative divisions, see Firuzeh County and Firuzeh Rural District. For other places with the same name, see Firuzeh.

Firuzeh (Persian: فيروزه)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Firuzeh County,^[b] Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[6] It was the administrative center for Takht-e Jolgeh Rural District^[7] until its capital was transferred to the village of Bozquchan.^[6]

Firuzeh Persian: فيروزه
City
Firuzeh
Coordinates: 36°17′05″N 58°35′19″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
County	Firuzeh
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	5,884
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Firuzeh at GEOnet Names Server

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,906 in 1,288 households,^[8] when it was capital of the former Takht-e Jolgeh District of Nishapur County.^[9] The following census in 2011 counted 5,769 people in 1,575 households,^[10] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Takht-e Jolgeh County.^[c] Firuzeh was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,884 people in 1,740 households.^[2]

Firuzeh means "turquoise" in Persian. This city and the city of Bar used to be part of the county of Nishapur though now they have become part of a separated county. These cities are historically part of the Greater Region of the city of Nishapur and its people have daily commute and connections with each other.

See also

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Notes

1. Also romanized as Fīrūzeh; formerly Bozghan (بزغان), also romanized as Bozghān;^[3] and also known as Barghān^[4]
2. Formerly Takht-e Jolgeh County^[5]
3. Renamed Firuzeh County^[5]