Neqab

Neqab
Persian: نقاب
City
Neqab
Coordinates: 36°42′39″N 57°24′36″E / 36.71083°N 57.41000°E / 36.71083; 57.41000[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyJoveyn
DistrictCentral
Established as a city1994[3]
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
14,783
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Neqab at GEOnet Names Server

Neqab (Persian: نقاب)[a] is a city in the Central District of Joveyn County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[6] It is also the administrative center for Bala Joveyn Rural District.[7] The village of Neqab was converted to a city in 1994.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 12,022 in 3,087 households, when it was in the former Joveyn District of Sabzevar County.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 13,614 people in 3,792 households,[9] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Joveyn County. The city and the rural district were transferred to the new Central District, with Neqab as the county's capital.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 14,783 people in 4,443 households.[4]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Neqāb[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (1 November 2024). "سردارآباد, دهستان بالاجوین, بخش مرکزی شهرستان جوین [Sardarabad, Bala Joveyn Rural District, Central District of Joveyn County], Jowayin County, Razavi Khorasan, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  2. ^ "PC65+8XQ Malayjerd, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  3. ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (27 April 1994) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1373/02/07 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌شناخته شدن روستای نقاب مرکز بخش جوین از توابع شهرستان سبزوار به عنوان شهر و تأسیس شهرداری در محل مذکور [‌Recognizing the village of Neqab, the center of Joveyn District of Sabzevar County, as a city and establishing a municipality in the said place]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] B5891377-F43E-46BA-9CE6-32EB377D13BE. شماره دوره [Course number] 73, پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal number] 24161.3.1.34. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  4. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ Neqab can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3076820" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  6. ^ a b Davoodi, Parviz (21 October 2007) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 29/7/1386 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه درخصوص اصلاحات تقسیمات کشوری در استان خراسان رضوی شهرستان سبزوار [‌Approval letter regarding the reforms of national divisions in Razavi Khorasan province, Sabzevar County]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 130413/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  7. ^ ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 22 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان سبزوار تابع استان خراسان [‌Creation and formation of 22 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Sabzevar County under Khorasan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. 1 July 1987 [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366.4.10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 41.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  8. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  9. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Razavi Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.