Salehabad
Persian: صالح آباد | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 35°41′17″N 61°05′44″E / 35.68806°N 61.09556°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Razavi Khorasan |
County | Salehabad |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 8,625 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Salehabad, Razavi Khorasan at GEOnet Names Server |
Salehabad (Persian: صالح آباد, also Romanized as Şāleḩābād)[3] is a city in the Central District of Salehabad County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]
At the 2006 census, its population was 8,280 in 1,877 households, when it was in the former Salehabad District of Torbat-e Jam County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 9,642 people in 2,240 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 8,625 people in 2,198 households.[2]
In 2017, Salehabad District was separated from Torbat-e Jam County in the establishment of Salehabad County, which was divided into two districts and five rural districts, with Salehabad as its capital.[4]