Now Deh Khanduz

Now Deh Khanduz
Persian: نوده خاندوز
City
Now Deh Khanduz is located in Iran
Now Deh Khanduz
Now Deh Khanduz
Coordinates: 37°04′35″N 55°15′48″E / 37.07639°N 55.26333°E / 37.07639; 55.26333[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceGolestan
CountyAzadshahr
DistrictCheshmeh Saran
Established as a city2003[3]
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
2,989
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Now Deh Khanduz at GEOnet Names Server

Now Deh Khanduz (Persian: نوده خاندوز)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Cheshmeh Saran District in Azadshahr County, Golestan province, Iran.[6] It also serves as the administrative center for Khormarud-e Jonubi Rural District.[7][b]

Geography

Now Deh Khanduz is on Road 83, 5 km (3.1 mi) south of Azadshahr. The village was converted to a city in 2003[3] and consists of the three neighborhoods of Now Deh Khanduz, Hajjilar (or Now Deh-e Hajjilar) and Emam Reza Township.[8]

The mountains of the Eastern Alborz range are near the city, with narcissus flowers growing on their slopes, making the city famous as "The City of the Narcissus Flower." The main natural sight of the area is Shabnam Forest Park.[8]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 2,095 in 562 households.[9] The following census in 2011 counted 3,032 people in 915 households.[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,989 people in 959 households.[4]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Now Deh Khān Dūz and Now Deh Khāndūz[5]
  2. ^ Formerly Khormarud Rural District[6]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 October 2024). "Now Deh Khanduz, بخش چشمه ساران [Cheshmeh Saran District], Azadshahr County, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  2. ^ "37G7+H84 Nowdeh Khanduz, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b Aref, Mohammad Reza (2 February 2003) [1381,11,13 مصوب (Approved on 1381/11/13) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تبديل روستاي نوده خاندوز مركز بخش چشمه ساران شهرستان آزادشهر در استان گلستان به شهر نوده خاندوز [‌Conversion of Now Deh Khanduz village, the center of Cheshmeh Saran District, Azadshahr County in Golestan province, into Now Deh Khanduz city]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پيشنهاد شماره ۷۰۹۳۳/۴۲/۴/۱ [Proposal number 70933/42/4/1]. Archived from the original on 9 December 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  4. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Golestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ Now Deh Khanduz can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3077192" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  6. ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (6 June 2001) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1380/03/16 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه راجع به تغییر نام دهستان خرمارود به دهستان خرمارود جنوبی [‌Approval letter regarding changing the name of Khormarud Rural District to Khormarud-e Jonubi Rural District]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 3AE483F2-C260-46C3-8F41-12A27526D4A7. شماره دوره [Course number] 80. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  7. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (9 August 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/05/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل 23 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان گنبد کاووس تابع استان مازندران [‌Creation and establishment of 23 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Gonbad-e Kavus County under Mazandaran province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 140.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  8. ^ a b "رویش "گل‌های نرگس" در دامنه‌ کوه‌های "نوده"" [Growth of Narcissus flowers on the Slopes Nowdeh Mountains] (in Persian). YJC. Young Journalists Club. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  9. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Golestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  10. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Golestan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.