Radkan Rural District

Not to be confused with Radkan District.
For the city, see Radkan. For other places with a similar name, see Radekan.

Radkan Rural District
Persian: دهستان رادكان
Rural District
Radkan Rural District is located in Iran
Radkan Rural District
Radkan Rural District
Coordinates: 36°55′28″N 59°05′17″E / 36.92444°N 59.08806°E / 36.92444; 59.08806[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyChenaran
DistrictRadkan
CapitalMarichgan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total14,486
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Radkan Rural District (Persian: دهستان رادكان) is in Radkan District of Chenaran County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Marichgan.[3] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Radkan,[4] now a city.[5]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 April 2023). "Radkan Rural District (Chenaran County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Jahangiri, Ishaq (11 August 2019). "Changes in country divisions in the case of Chenaran County, Razavi Khorasan province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  4. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein. "Creation and formation of 30 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Mashhad County under Khorasan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  5. ^ "A report about a museum city 75 km from Mashhad: Radkan, a combination of historical works and eye-catching nature". Khorasan News (in Persian). Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2024.