Gharqabad

Gharqabad (Persian: غرق آباد, also Romanized as Gharqābād, Gharaqābād; also known as Ghargh Abad)[3] is a city in Nowbaran District of Saveh County, Markazi province, Iran. In antiquity the city was named Karagava, whose derivation is karag (tax) and Ava (place). Locally the city is still referred to as Kargava.

Gharqabad
Persian: غرق آباد
City
Gharqabad is located in Iran
Gharqabad
Gharqabad
Coordinates: 35°06′34″N 49°49′57″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceMarkazi
CountySaveh
DistrictNowbaran
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total5,375
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 4,394 in 1,229 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 4,992 people in 1,518 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 5,375 people in 1,805 households.[2]

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (1 September 2023). "Gharqabad, Saveh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 00. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Gharqabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3064242" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 00. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 00. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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