Choghukabad
چغوك اباد
village
Choghukabad is located in Iran
Choghukabad
Choghukabad
Coordinates: 28°55′18″N 58°40′08″E / 28.92167°N 58.66889°E / 28.92167; 58.66889
Country Iran
ProvinceKerman
CountyNarmashir
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictAzizabad
Population
 (2006)
  Total1,656
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Choghukabad (Persian: چغوك اباد, also Romanized as 'Choghūkābād; also known as Joghūkābād)[1] is a village in Azizabad Rural District, in the Central District of Narmashir County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,656, in 396 families.[2] The village's name means "sparrow town".[3] Some ruins near the village probably represent the former site of the city of Narmashir during the middle ages.[3]

References

  1. Choghukabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3756759" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  3. 1 2 Bosworth, C.E. (1993). "NARMĀSHĪR". In Bosworth, C.E.; van Donzel, E.; Heinrichs, W.P.; Pellat, Ch. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Vol. VII (MIF-NAZ). Leiden: Brill. p. 965. ISBN 90-04-09419-9. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
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