Khoshkrud
Persian: خشكرود | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 35°23′55″N 50°20′02″E / 35.39861°N 50.33389°E[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Markazi |
County | Zarandieh |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 5,246 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Khoshkrud (Persian: خشكرود, also Romanized as Khoshkrūd; also known as Khoshg Rood, Khoshkeh Rūd, and Kūshkarūt)[3] is a city in the Central District of Zarandieh County, Markazi province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Khoshk Rud Rural District.[4]
At the 2006 census, its population was 6,059 in 1,249 households, when it was a village in Khoshk Rud Rural District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 5,019 people in 1,407 households,[6] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 5,246 people in 1,567 households.[2]