Dowlatabad (Persian: دولت آباد, also romanized as Dowlatābād, Dowlatâbâd, and Daulatābad)[3] is a city in the Central District of Zaveh County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] It is also the administrative center for Safaiyeh Rural District.[5]
Dowlatabad
Persian: دولت آباد | |
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City | |
Dowlatabad | |
Coordinates: 35°17′03″N 59°31′21″E / 35.28417°N 59.52250°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Razavi Khorasan |
County | Zaveh |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 9,329 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Dowlatabad, Razavi Khorasan at GEOnet Names Server |
At the 2006 census, its population was 8,740 in 2,334 households, when it was in the former Jolgeh Zaveh District of Torbat-e Heydarieh County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 9,606 people in 2,721 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Zaveh County.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 9,329 people in 2,939 households.[2]