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City in North Khorasan province, Iran From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Raz (Persian: راز)[lower-alpha 1] is a city in the Central District of Raz and Jargalan County, North Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]
Raz
Persian: راز | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 37°56′04″N 57°06′41″E[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | North Khorasan |
County | Raz and Jargalan |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 5,029 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Raz, Iran at GEOnet Names Server |
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,735 in 1,282 households, when it was in the former Raz and Jargalan District of Bojnord County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 5,747 people in 1,526 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,029 people in 1,535 households,[2] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Raz and Jargalan County. Raz was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[4]