Faraghi
Faraghi (Persian: فراغي), formerly Pishkamar (پيش كمر), also Romanized as Pīshkamar and Pīsh Kamar; also known as Tekcha, is a city in, and the capital of, Pishkamar District of Kalaleh County, Golestan province, Iran.
Faraghi
Persian: فراغي | |
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City | |
Faraghi | |
| Coordinates: 37°31′42″N 55°35′39″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Golestan |
| County | Kalaleh |
| District | Pishkamar |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 5,777 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 2,632 in 614 households, when it was a village in Zavkuh Rural District of the Central District. The following census in 2011 counted 5,104 people in 1,330 households, by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Pishkamar District. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 5,777 people in 1,610 households, when the village of Pishkamar had been elevated to the status of a city and renamed Faraghi.
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