Alqajar
Persian: القجر
City
Alqajar is located in Iran
Alqajar
Alqajar
Coordinates: 37°12′39″N 55°20′44″E / 37.21083°N 55.34556°E / 37.21083; 55.34556[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceGolestan
CountyMinudasht
DistrictCentral
Established as a city2023[3]
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
4,780
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Alqajar (Persian: القجر)[5] is a city in the Central District of Minudasht County, Golestan province, Iran.[3] The city is on the foothills of the Eastern Alborz range, less than 5km southwest of the city of Minudasht.[1]

As a village, it was the capital of Chehel Chay Rural District[6] until its capital was transferred to the village of Qalami.[3]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, Alqajar's population was 3,910 in 991 households, when it was a village in Chehel Chay Rural District.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 4,893 people in 1,350 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 4,780 people in 1,428 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[4]

The village of Alqajar was converted to a city in 2023.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b OpenStreetMap contributors (18 October 2024). "Kalu Kand, دهستان چهل چای, بخش مرکزی [Chehel Chay Rural District, Central District], Minudasht County, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  2. ^ "686W+86M Alghajar, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d Mokhber, Mohammad (25 June 2023) [۱۴۰۲/۴/۴ (1402/4/4) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تبدیل روستای القجر دهستان چهل‌چای بخش مرکزی شهرستان مینودشت استان گلستان، به شهر [‌The approval letter regarding the conversion of Alqajar village of Chehel Chay Rural District, Central District of Minudasht County, Golestan province, into a city]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره ۶۳۴۱۹ [Proposal No. 63419]. Archived from the original on 11 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  4. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Golestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ Alqajar can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3767885" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  6. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (9 August 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/05/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل 23 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان گنبد کاووس تابع استان مازندران [‌Creation and establishment of 23 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Gonbad-e Kavus County under Mazandaran province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 140.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  7. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Golestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Golestan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.