Fanuj
Fanuj (Persian: فنوج, also Romanized as Fanūj, Fannūj, Pannūj and Fānūch) is a city in the Central District of Fanuj County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is also the administrative center for Fanuj Rural District.
Fanuj
Persian: فنوج | |
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City | |
Fanuj | |
| Coordinates: 26°34′31″N 59°38′25″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Sistan and Baluchestan |
| County | Fanuj |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 13,070 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 9,706 in 2,124 households, when it was in the former Fanuj District of Nik Shahr County. The following census in 2011 counted 11,577 people in 2,829 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 13,070 people in 3,410 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Fanuj County.
Fanuj is estimated to sit on 3.6 billion tonnes of titanium reserves. The Fanuj prospect includes a cluster of 30 deposits, each able to yield 1 million tonnes of titanium ore per year.