Qoroq, Golestan

Qoroq

Persian: قرق
Qoroq Persian: قرق
City
	Qoroq
	Coordinates: 36°53′24″N 54°42′44″E / 36.89000°N 54.71222°E / 36.89000; 54.71222
Country	Iran
Province	Golestan
County	Gorgan
District	Baharan
Population (2016)
• Total	6,701
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qoroq (Persian: قرق; also known as Qoroq-e ‘Olyā and Qoroq-e Bālā)^[3] is a city in Baharan District of Gorgan County, Golestan province, Iran.

At the 2006 census, its population was 6,651 in 6,734 households, when it was a village in Qoroq Rural District.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 6,734 people in 1,962 households.^[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 6,701 people in 2,007 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.^[2]

After the census, the village of Qoroq was elevated to the status of a city.^[6]

Many of the residents of the village are Armenians who descend from people who immigrated from the Soviet Union in the 1930s.^[7]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (13 October 2023). "Qoroq, Gorgan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 27. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ Qoroq can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3080395" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 27. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 27. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ Jahangiri, Ishaq. "Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Qoroq village from Qoroq Rural District, Baharan District, Gorgan County, Golestan province, to a city". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Akhloumdi, Ramin (26 April 2023). "آشوت دمیرژیان روایتگر زیست مشترک" [Ashot Demirjian, the narrator of shared life]. Shargh (in Persian). Retrieved 9 April 2024.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (13 October 2023). "Qoroq, Gorgan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[2016_census-2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 27. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[3] Qoroq can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3080395" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

[2006_census-4] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 27. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_census-5] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 27. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Qoroq_City-6] Jahangiri, Ishaq. "Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Qoroq village from Qoroq Rural District, Baharan District, Gorgan County, Golestan province, to a city". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[7] Akhloumdi, Ramin (26 April 2023). "آشوت دمیرژیان روایتگر زیست مشترک" [Ashot Demirjian, the narrator of shared life]. Shargh (in Persian). Retrieved 9 April 2024.