Tangeh-ye Torkaman
Persian: تنگه تركمن | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 37°56′08″N 56°55′26″E / 37.93556°N 56.92389°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | North Khorasan |
County | Raz and Jargalan |
District | Central |
Rural District | Raz |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,567 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Tangeh-ye Torkaman (Persian: تنگه تركمن, also Romanized as Tangeh Torkaman)[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Raz Rural District of the Central District of Raz and Jargalan County, North Khorasan province, Iran.[4]
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 1,560 in 331 households, when it was in the former Raz and Jargalan District of Bojnord County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,589 people in 370 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,567 people in 386 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Raz and Jargalan County.[7] It was the largest village in its rural district.[2]