Almajeq
Almajeq (Persian: الماجق, also Romanized as Ālmājeq, Ālmajeq, and Ālmajoq) is a city in, and the capital of, Abkuh District of Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Dughayi Rural District.
Almajeq
Persian: الماجق | |
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City | |
Almajeq | |
| Coordinates: 36°56′36″N 58°40′52″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Razavi Khorasan |
| County | Quchan |
| District | Abkuh |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 1,588 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 1,291 in 312 households, when it was a village in Dughayi Rural District of the Central District. The following census in 2011 counted 1,360 people in 391 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,588 people in 463 households. It was the largest village in its rural district.
In 2019, Dughayi Rural District and Quchan Atiq Rural District were separated from the Central District in the establishment of Abkuh District and Quchan Atiq District, respectively, each of which was divided into two rural districts. The village of Almajeq as elevated to the status of a city.,