Yanqaq

For the administrative division, see Yanqaq Rural District.

Yanqaq (Persian: ينقاق)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Galikash County, Golestan province, Iran.^[5]

Yanqaq Persian: ينقاق
City
Yanqaq
Coordinates: 37°17′48″N 55°22′05″E[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	Golestan
County	Galikash
District	Central
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	3,919
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

As a village, Yanqaq was the capital of Yanqaq Rural District^[6] until its capital was transferred to the village of Qoli Tappeh.^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Yanqaq's population was 4,600 in 1,013 households, when it was a village in Yanqaq Rural District of the former Galikash District in Minudasht County.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 4,073 people in 1,085 households,^[8] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Galikash County.^[9] The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.^[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,919 people in 1,143 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.^[3]

The village of Yanqaq was converted to a city in 2023.^[5]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Yanqāq; also known as Banqāq^[4]