Qaleh Juq
Persian: قلعه جوق | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 33°23′48″N 46°34′53″E / 33.39667°N 46.58139°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Ilam |
County | Malekshahi |
District | Gachi |
Rural District | Kabir Kuh |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,468 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Qaleh Juq (Persian: قلعه جوق), also Romanized as Qal‘eh Jūq,[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Kabir Kuh Rural District of Gachi District, Malekshahi County, Ilam province, Iran.[4] The village is populated by Kurds.[5]
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 1,724 in 275 households, when it was in Gachi Rural District of the former Malekshahi District of Mehran County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,262 people in 308 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Malekshahi County.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,468 people in 371 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]