Ziarat
Persian: زيارت | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 37°26′33″N 57°53′22″E / 37.44250°N 57.88944°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | North Khorasan |
County | Shirvan |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 4,179 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Ziarat (Persian: زيارت)[a] is a city in the Central District of Shirvan County, North Khorasan province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Ziarat Rural District.[4]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Ziarat's population was 4,202 in 1,013 households, when it was a village in Ziarat Rural District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 4,650 people in 1,262 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population as 4,179 people in 1,254 households,[2] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city.[7]