Turquzabad
Turquzabad
Persian: تورقوزآباد | |
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Village | |
  Turquzabad | |
| Coordinates: 35°30′15″N 51°17′26″E / 35.50417°N 51.29056°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Tehran |
| County | Ray |
| District | Kahrizak |
| Rural District | Kahrizak |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 2,278 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Turquzabad (Persian: تورقوزآباد)[a] is a village in Kahrizak Rural District[4] of Kahrizak District in Ray County, Tehran province, Iran.
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,803 in 669 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,988 people in 780 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,278 people in 654 households.[2]
Atomic warehouse
[edit]On 27 September 2018, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu showed[7] the UN General Assembly a photo of an alleged nuclear storage facility in Turquzabad. On 8 September 2019, nearly a year after Netanyahu's claim, Reuters reported quoting two diplomats close to the International Atomic Energy Agency as saying that uranium samples were found at the site.[8]
See also
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Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (2 August 2025). "Turquzabad, Kahrizak RD, Kahrizak District, Rey County, Tehran Province, 18171-43615, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان تهران [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Tehran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ Turquzabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "232777" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (16 March 1986) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1364/12/25 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل 4 بخش در شهرستان ری تابعه استان تهران به مرکزیت شهرری [Creation and formation of 4 districts in Ray County, affiliated with Tehran province, centered in Ray city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] EEC5DF90-4D1D-4768-907D-D6C6D1DCD900. شماره دوره [Course number] 64, شماره جلد [Volume number] 10. Archived from the original on 21 June 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان تهران [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Tehran Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ Sanchez, Raf (27 September 2018). "Netanyahu accuses Iran of hiding 'secret atomic warehouse' in Tehran". The Telegraph. Reuters News Agency. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ "Exclusive: IAEA found uranium traces at Iran 'atomic warehouse' - diplomats". Reuters. 8 September 2019.
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