Firuzeh | |
Native Name: | Persian: فيروزه |
Native Name Lang: | fa |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | Iran |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iran |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Razavi Khorasan |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Firuzeh |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Central |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 5884 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | IRST |
Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Firuzeh (Persian: فيروزه) is a city in the Central District of Firuzeh County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,906 in 1,288 households, when it was in the former Takht-e Jolgeh District of Nishapur County).[3] The following census in 2011 counted 5,769 people in 1,575 households,[4] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Firuzeh County. Firuzeh was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[2] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,884 people in 1,740 households.[5]
Firuzeh means "turquoise" in Persian. This city and the city of Bar used to be part of the county of Nishapur though now they have become part of a separated county. These cities are historically part of the Greater Region of the city of Nishapur and its people have daily commute and connections with each other.