Firuraq

For the administrative division, see Firuraq Rural District.

Firuraq Persian: فيرورق
City
Firuraq
Coordinates: 38°34′52″N 44°50′00″E / 38.58111°N 44.83333°E / 38.58111; 44.83333[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Khoy
District	Central
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	9,190
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Firuraq (Persian: فيرورق)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.^[5]

Demographics

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Ethnicity

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The city's inhabitants are predominantly Kurds.^{[citation needed]}

Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 7,903 in 2,048 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 8,837 people in 2,504 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 9,190 people in 2,640 households.^[3]

See also

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Iran portal

Notes

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1. Also romanized as Fīrūraq; also known as Farūraq, Firoozfanagh, Fīrūq, Forūraq, Pereh, Phairas Pira, and Pīr Forūzān; Armenian: Փէռա or Փեռոտակ)^[4]

References

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1. OpenStreetMap contributors (25 September 2024). "Firuraq, بخش مرکزی [Central District], Khoy County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 25 September 2024.
2. "HRJM+C8W Firuraq, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
3. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
4. Firuraq can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3063022" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
5. Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان آذربایجان غربی به مرکزیت شهر ارومیه [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] D6D37EAB-50D7-43D6-B320-D774C01ADE50. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
6. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan 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.