Fariman

For the administrative divisions, see Fariman County and Fariman Rural District. For other places with the same name, see Fariman.

Fariman (Persian: فريمان; also Romanized as Farīmān; also known as Farīmūn)^[3] is a city in the Central District of Fariman County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[4]

Fariman Persian: فريمان
City
A view of Fariman's Dam. An ancient dam possibly dating back to the reign of Sassanid kings of Persia but it was rebuilt during the Timurid and the Qajar era in its current form.
Fariman
Coordinates: 35°42′16″N 59°50′55″E / 35.70444°N 59.84861°E / 35.70444; 59.84861^[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
County	Fariman
District	Central
Population  (2016 Census)^[2]
• Total	39,515
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Fariman at GEOnet Names Server

At the 2006 census, its population was 32,610 in 8,203 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 36,550 people in 10,254 households.^[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 39,515 people in 11,755 households.^[2]

Notable people

• Khodadad Azizi, born in Fariman; Iranian Football player
• Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi, born 21 March 1959 in Fariman; Minister of Health and Medical Education of President Hassan Rouhani
• Morteza Motahhari, 31 January 1919 in Fariman - 1 May 1979; an Iranian cleric, philosopher, lecturer, and politician
• Hadi Khorsandi, born 22 July 1943 (age 75) in Fariman; poet, and writer of Persian socio-political issues.

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References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (28 April 2023). "Fariman, Fariman County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
2. . AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Fariman can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3062717" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Habibi, Hassan. . Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
5. . AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. . Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.