Rud Ab (Persian: روداب)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Rud Ab District of Sabzevar County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.[6] It also serves as the administrative center for Frughan Rural District.[7] The village of Qaleh Now-e Rud Ab was converted to the city of Rud Ab in 1996.[3]

Rud Ab
Persian: روداب
City
Rud Ab is located in Iran
Rud Ab
Rud Ab
Coordinates: 36°01′15″N 57°18′46″E / 36.02083°N 57.31278°E / 36.02083; 57.31278[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountySabzevar
DistrictRud Ab
Established as a city1996[3]
Population
 (2016)[4]
  Total
4,028
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Rud Ab at GEOnet Names Server

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 3,470 in 883 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 4,042 people in 1,229 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 4,028 people in 1,254 households.[4]

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Notes

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  1. Also romanized as Rūd Āb,[5] formerly known as Qaleh Now-e Rud Ab (قلعه نو روداب)[3]

References

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  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (4 November 2024). "Rudab, دهستان فروغن, بخش روداب [Frughan Rural District, Rud Ab District], Sabzevar County, Razavi Khorasan, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  2. "28C7+84J Rudab, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Habibi, Hassan (2 June 1996) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1375.3.13 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تبدیل روستای قلعه نو روداب تابع شهرستان سبزوار به شهر [‌Converting the village of Qaleh Now-e Rud Ab, affiliated with Sabzevar County, into a city]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 1.4.42.12783. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
  4. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. Rud Ab at GEOnet Names Server
  6. Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369.6.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوی استان خراسان به مرکزیت شهر مشهد [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. 84902ت125ک [84902T125K]. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  7. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 22 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان سبزوار تابع استان خراسان [‌Creation and formation of 22 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Sabzevar County under Khorasan 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]. 1 July 1987 [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366.4.10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 41.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  8. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  9. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Razavi Khorasan 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.