Najaf Shahr

Najaf Shahr

Persian: نجف شهر
Najaf Shahr Persian: نجف شهر
City
	Najaf Shahr
	Coordinates: 29°23′49″N 55°43′12″E / 29.39694°N 55.72000°E
Country	Iran
Province	Kerman
County	Sirjan
District	Central
Population (2016)
• Total	20,164
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Najaf Shahr (Persian: نجف شهر)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Sirjan County, Kerman province, Iran, and serves as the administrative center for Najafabad Rural District.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 6,768 in 1,606 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 9,448 people in 2,535 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 20,164 people in 5,894 households.^[2]

Notes

^ Formerly Najafabad, also romanized as Najafābād and Nejafābād^[3]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (10 July 2023). "Najaf Shahr, Sirjan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 10 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ Najaf Shahr can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3076281" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (18 May 1366). "Creation and formation of nine rural districts including villages, farms and places in Sirjan County under Kerman province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.