Yanqaq
Persian: ينقاق
City
Yanqaq is located in Iran
Yanqaq
Yanqaq
Coordinates: 37°17′48″N 55°22′05″E / 37.29667°N 55.36806°E / 37.29667; 55.36806[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceGolestan
CountyGalikash
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
3,919
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Yanqaq (Persian: ينقاق)[a] is a city in the Central District of Galikash County, Golestan province, Iran.[5]

As a village, Yanqaq was the capital of Yanqaq Rural District[6] until its capital was transferred to the village of Qoli Tappeh.[5]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, Yanqaq's population was 4,600 in 1,013 households, when it was a village in Yanqaq Rural District of the former Galikash District in Minudasht County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 4,073 people in 1,085 households,[8] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Galikash County.[9] The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,919 people in 1,143 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[3]

The village of Yanqaq was converted to a city in 2023.[5]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Yanqāq; also known as Banqāq[4]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 October 2024). "Esmailabad, دهستان ینقاق, بخش مرکزی [Yanqaq Rural District, Central District], Galikash County, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  2. ^ "79W9+M67 Yanqaq, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Yanqaq can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3088507" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  5. ^ a b c Mokhber, Mohammad (7 May 2023) [۱۴۰۲/۲/۱۷ (1402/2/17) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در شهرستان گالیکش استان گلستان [‌Resolution on the national divisions in Galikash County, Golestan province]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره ۲۱۰۲۸۰ [Proposal No. 210280]. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  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.
  9. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (14 July 2010) [مصوب (Approved on) 1389/04/23) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تغييرات و اصلاحات تقسيماتي در استان گلستان [‌Divisional changes and amendments in Golestan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal number] 1/4/42/29250. Archived from the original on 9 December 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  10. ^ معرفی شهرستان گالیکش [‌Introducing Galikash County]. گالیکش [Galikash] (in Persian). پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی شهرستان گنبدکاوس [Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Gonbad-e Kavus County]. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2025.