Dehaj
Persian: دهج
City
Dehaj is located in Iran
Dehaj
Dehaj
Coordinates: 30°41′33″N 54°52′41″E / 30.69250°N 54.87806°E / 30.69250; 54.87806[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceKerman
CountyShahr-e Babak
DistrictDehaj
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total5,045
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Dehaj (Persian: دهج, also romanized as Dahaj; also known as Dehīj)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Dehaj District of Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman province, Iran, and also serves as the administrative center for Dehaj Rural District. Ayyoub's (Job's) Cave is located near Dehaj.

At the 2006 census, its population was 7,756 in 1,600 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 3,366 people in 987 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 5,045 people in 1,621 households.[2]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (10 July 2023). "Dehaj, Shahr-e Babak County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Dehaj can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3060214" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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