Bakharz

For the administrative divisions, see Bakharz County and Bakharz Rural District.

Bakharz (Persian: باخرز)^{[lower-alpha 1]} is a city in the Central District of Bakharz County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[4]

Bakharz Persian: باخرز
City
Bakharz
Coordinates: 34°59′31″N 60°19′01″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
County	Bakharz
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	9,044
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Climate	BSk
Bakharz at GEOnet Names Server

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 6,854 in 1,661 households,^[5] when it was capital of the former Bakharz District of Taybad County.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 8,392 people in 2,134 households,^[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Bakharz County. Bakharz was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.^[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 9,044 people in 2,536 households.^[2]

Notable people

• Ali ibn Hassan Bakharzi, poet and secretary
• Sayf al-Din Bakharzi (al-Bakharzi)

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also known as Ostād, Ostād Bākharz, Ostay, Ostā-ye Bākharz (استای باخرز), and Usta^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (29 October 2024). "Bakharz, Bakharz County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 29 October 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Bakharz can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3077483" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (14 August 2019) [Approved 5 March 1389]. Letter of approval regarding divisional reforms in Razavi Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 203213/42/1/4/1; Notification 105111/T44362. Archived from the original on 5 November 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2015) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 3223.1.5.53; Approval Letter 3808-907; Notification 84902/T125K. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Razavi Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.