Narjeh
Persian: نرجه | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 35°59′46″N 49°37′14″E / 35.99611°N 49.62056°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Qazvin |
County | Takestan |
District | Central |
Area | |
• Total | 20 km2 (8 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 5,604 |
• Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Narjeh at GEOnet Names Server |
Narjeh (Persian: نرجه), also Romanized as Nerjeh; also known as Nīrja,[3] is a city in the Central District of Takestan County, Qazvin province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Narjeh Rural District.[4] The common language in Narjeh is Azerbaijani Turkish.[5] Among the sights of Narjeh, we can mention the ancient hill of Nargeh and the tomb of Imamzadeh Zarlan.
At the 2006 census, its population was 5,071 in 1,297 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 5,404 people in 1,505 households.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 5,604 people in 1,661 households.[2]