Qur Chay, Ramian

Qur Chay
Persian: قورچای
Village
The village of Qur Chay after an earthquake
Qur Chay
Coordinates: 36°56′52″N 55°08′32″E / 36.94778°N 55.14222°E / 36.94778; 55.14222[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceGolestan
CountyRamian
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictQaleh Miran
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
344
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qur Chay (Persian: قورچای)[a] is a village in Qaleh Miran Rural District[4] of the Central District in Ramian County, Golestan province, Iran. Qur Chay was struck by an earthquake in October 2021, destroying and damaging houses.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 328 in 83 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 324 people in 92 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 344 people in 102 households.[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Qūr Chāy[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (20 December 2025). "قورچای, دهستان قلعه میران, بخش مرکزی [Qur Chay, Qaleh Miran Rural District, Central District], Ramian County, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Golestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Qur Chay can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "10602471" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (9 August 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/05/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل 23 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان گنبد کاووس تابع استان مازندران [‌Creation and establishment of 23 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Gonbad-e Kavus County under Mazandaran 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]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 140.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Qur Chay hit by an earthquake" (in Persian). Tasnim News Agency. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  6. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Golestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Golestan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.