Fahraj (Persian: فهرج, also Romanized as Fahrej), formerly Narmāshīr and Irānshahr (ایرانشهر),[3] is a city in the Central District of Fahraj County, Kerman province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] It is also the administrative center for Fahraj Rural District.[5] The people are mostly Persians, with a minority of Baluchis.[citation needed]
Fahraj
Persian: فهرج | |
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City | |
Fahraj | |
Coordinates: 28°56′45″N 58°53′06″E / 28.94583°N 58.88500°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Kerman |
County | Fahraj |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 6,876 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 6,105 in 1,428 households, when it was in the former Fahraj District of Bam County).[6] The following census in 2011 counted 11,939 people in 3,087 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Fahraj County, with Fahraj as its capital.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 6,876 people in 1,850 households.[2]