Forat, Iran

For other uses of a similar name, see Al-Furat.

Forat Persian: فرات
Village
Forat
Coordinates: 35°55′33″N 54°18′49″E / 35.92583°N 54.31361°E / 35.92583; 54.31361[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Semnan
County	Damghan
District	Amirabad
Rural District	Qohab-e Rastaq
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	397
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Forat (Persian: فرات)^[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Qohab-e Rastaq Rural District^[4] in Amirabad District of Damghan County, Semnan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 280 in 83 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 243 people in 81 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 397 people in 141 households.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Forāt and Frāt^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (7 January 2025). "فرات, دهستان قهاب رستاق, بخش امیرآباد [Forat, Qohab-e Rastaq Rural District, Amirabad District], Damghan County, Semnan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 7 January 2025.
2. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان سمنان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Semnan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Forat can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3063093" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (1 July 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 16/5/1390 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 5 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان دامغان تابع استان سمنان [‌Creation and establishment of five rural districts including villages, farms and places in Damghan County under Semnan 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.] 11952.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
5. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان سمنان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Semnan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان سمنان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Semnan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.