Farg Qaleh
Farg Qaleh (Persian: فرگ قلعه, also Romanized as Fark Qaleh) is a city in, and the capital of, Farah Dasht District of Kashmar County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Qaleh-ye Bala Rural District.
Farg Qaleh
Persian: فرگ قلعه | |
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City | |
The city of Farg Qaleh | |
Farg Qaleh | |
| Coordinates: 35°13′19″N 58°33′25″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Razavi Khorasan |
| County | Kashmar |
| District | Farah Dasht |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 2,314 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, the population of Farg was 2,477 in 615 households, when it was a village in Bala Velayat Rural District of the Central District. The following census in 2011 counted 2,459 people in 727 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,134 people in 663 households.
In 2018, Qaleh-ye Bala Rural District and Rezqabad Rural District were established in the newly formed Farah Dasht District. The villages of Farg and Qaleh-ye Bala were merged to form the new city of Farg Qaleh.