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Choghukabad

Coordinates: 28°55′18″N 58°40′08″E / 28.92167°N 58.66889°E / 28.92167; 58.66889
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Choghukabad
چغوك اباد
village
Choghukabad is located in Iran
Choghukabad
Choghukabad
Coordinates: 28°55′18″N 58°40′08″E / 28.92167°N 58.66889°E / 28.92167; 58.66889
Country Iran
ProvinceKerman
CountyNarmashir
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictAzizabad
Population
 (2006)
 • Total1,656
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Choghukabad (Persian: چغوك اباد, also Romanized as 'Choghūkābād; also known as Joghūkābād)[1] is a village in Azizabad Rural District, in the Central District of Narmashir County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,656, in 396 families.[2] The village's name means "sparrow town".[3] Some ruins near the village probably represent the former site of the city of Narmashir during the middle ages.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Choghukabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3756759" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  3. ^ a b Bosworth, C.E. (1993). "NARMĀSHĪR". In Bosworth, C.E.; van Donzel, E.; Heinrichs, W.P.; Pellat, Ch. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Vol. VII (MIF-NAZ). Leiden: Brill. p. 965. ISBN 90-04-09419-9. Retrieved 21 December 2022.