Qaleh Jiq-e Bozorg
Persian: قلعه جيق بزرگ | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 37°08′39″N 54°11′27″E / 37.14417°N 54.19083°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Golestan |
County | Gomishan |
District | Central |
Rural District | Neftelijeh |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,374 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Qaleh Jiq-e Bozorg (Persian: قلعه جيق بزرگ)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Neftelijeh Rural District of the Central District of Gomishan County, Golestan province, Iran.[4]
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 1,111 in 233 households, when it was in Jafarbay-ye Sharqi Rural District of the former Gomishan District of Torkaman County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,274 people in 297 households,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Gomishan County.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,374 people in 370 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]