Nilshahr

Nilshahr
Persian: نيل شهر
City
Nilshahr is located in Iran
Nilshahr
Nilshahr
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 35°07′24″N 60°46′27″E / 35.12333°N 60.77417°E / 35.12333; 60.77417[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyTorbat-e Jam
DistrictBuzhgan
Established as a city2005[3]
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
7,371
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Nilshahr at GEOnet Names Server

Nilshahr (Persian: نيل شهر)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Buzhgan District[6] in Torbat-e Jam County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. The village of Nilabad was converted to a city and renamed Nilshahr in 2005.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 6,674 in 1,467 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 6,797 people in 1,690 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 7,371 people in 1,916 households.[4]

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Also romanized as Nīlshahr; formerly the village of Nilabad (نیل آباد),[3] also romanized as Nīlābād[5]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (5 November 2024). "نیل آباد, دهستان هریرود, بخش بوژگان [Nilabad, Harirud Rural District, Buzhgan District], Torbat-e-jam County, Razavi Khorasan, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "4QFF+8MM Nilshahr, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Aref, Mohammad Reza (2 August 2005) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1384/05/11 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تغییرات و اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان خراسان رضوی [‌Divisional changes and reforms in Khorasan Razavi province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 9F34C354-3EEB-401E-8562-A027A698EDD3. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  4. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Nilshahr at GEOnet Names Server
  6. ↑ Aref, Mohammad Reza (9 March 2003) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1381/12/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تغییرات و اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان خراسان [‌Divisional changes and reforms in Khorasan province]. مهدی داودآبادی [Mehdi Davudabadi] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 36344/42/04/1. Archived from the original on 20 February 2026. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  7. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Razavi 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 رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Razavi Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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