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Qezel Hesar, Karaj

Coordinates: 35°48′20″N 50°51′40″E / 35.80556°N 50.86111°E / 35.80556; 50.86111
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Qezel Hesar
قزل حصار
Village
Qezel Hesar is located in Iran
Qezel Hesar
Qezel Hesar
Coordinates: 35°48′20″N 50°51′40″E / 35.80556°N 50.86111°E / 35.80556; 50.86111[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceAlborz
CountyKaraj
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictMohammadabad
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
Below reporting threshold
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qezel Hesar (Persian: قزل حصار)[a] is a village in Mohammadabad Rural District of the Central District in Karaj County, Alborz province, Iran. Ghezel Hesar prison is a large state prison.[5]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 807 in 208 households, when it was in Tehran province.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as below the reporting threshold,[3] by which time the county had been separated from the province in the establishment of Alborz province.[7]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Qezel Ḥeṣār; also known as Ghezel Ḥeṣār and Ghiral Hisār[4]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (30 April 2025). "شهرک دلفین [Shahrak-e Delfin], District 3, Karaj, Karaj Central District, Karaj County, Alborz Province, 31876-38748, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  2. ^ "RV46+6CH Mehrshahr, Karaj, Alborz Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  3. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان البرز [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Alborz Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  4. ^ Qezel Hesar can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3080233" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  5. ^ Situation in Ghezel Hesar prison on chzamani.blogspot.com 4 April 2014
  6. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان تهران [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Tehran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  7. ^ Larijani, Ali (23 June 2010) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1389/04/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. قانون تأسیس استان البرز [‌Law on the establishment of Alborz province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. مجلس شورای اسلامی [Islamic Consultative Assembly]. نامه شماره [Letter Number] 30588/412. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2025.


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