Kahrizak ( is a city in, and the capital of,

Kahrizak District Kahrizak District () is in Ray County, Tehran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kahrizak. History In 2012, Qaleh Now Rural District and portions of Kahrizak Rural District were separated from the district in the formation of Q ...

of Ray County,

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

province,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

. It also serves as the administrative center for

Kahrizak Rural District Kahrizak Rural District () is in Kahrizak District of Ray County, Tehran province, Iran. It is administered from the city of Kahrizak. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 35 ...

History

In 2023, the city of Kahrizak annexed the villages of

Abdolabad-e Gardaneh Abdolabad-e Gardaneh () is a neighborhood in the city of Kahrizak in Kahrizak District of Ray County, Tehran province, Iran. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, Abdolabad-e Gardaneh's population was 661 in 166 ...

, Hamzehabad, Hoseynabad-e Gardaneh, Mehdiabad, Mohammadabad-e Amin, Qaleh Sangi, Qaleh Sheykh, Qasemabad-e Shurabad, Sadeqabad,

Shahrak-e Emam Hasan-e Mojtaba Shahrak-e Emam Hasan-e Mojtaba () is a neighborhood in the city of Kahrizak in Kahrizak District of Ray County, Iran, Ray County, Tehran province, Tehran province, Iran. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, Shahr ...

, and Tabain.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 8,704 in 2,178 households. The following census in 2011 counted 13,095 people in 2,925 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 37,527 people in 10,701 households.

Overview

The city is known as one of the oldest residential areas in Iran. There are few historical monuments in Kahrizak from its ancient history, A part of the buildings of the sugar factory and two summer residences of Fakhr al-Doleh

Qajar The Guarded Domains of Iran, alternatively the Sublime State of Iran and commonly called Qajar Iran, Qajar Persia or the Qajar Empire, was the Iranian state under the rule of the Qajar dynasty, which was of Turkic origin,Cyrus Ghani. ''Iran an ...

are still standing.

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References

Cities in Tehran province Populated places in Ray County, Iran {{Rey-geo-stub