Turquzabad

Coordinates: 35°30′14″N 51°17′28″E / 35.50389°N 51.29111°E / 35.50389; 51.29111
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Turquzabad
تورقوزآباد
Chlghuzaad
village
Turquzabad is located in Iran
Turquzabad
Turquzabad
Coordinates: 35°30′14″N 51°17′28″E / 35.50389°N 51.29111°E / 35.50389; 51.29111
Country Iran
ProvinceTehran
CountyRey
BakhshKahrizak
Rural DistrictKahrizak
Population
 (2006)
 • Total2,803
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Turquzabad (Persian: تورقوزآباد, also Romanized as Ţūrqūzābād)[1] is a village in Kahrizak Rural District, Kahrizak District, Ray County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,803, in 669 families.[2]

Atomic warehouse[edit]

On September 27, 2018, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu showed[3] the UN General Assembly a photo of an alleged nuclear storage facility in Turquzabad.

On 8 September 2019, nearly a year after Benjamin Netanyahu's claim about the secret nuclear storage in Turquzabad, Reuters reported quoting two diplomats close to the International Atomic Energy Agency as saying that uranium samples were found at the site.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Turquzabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "232777" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  3. ^ Sanchez, Raf; Agency, Reuters News (2018-09-27). "Netanyahu accuses Iran of hiding 'secret atomic warehouse' in Tehran". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2018-09-28. {{cite news}}: |first2= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "Exclusive: IAEA found uranium traces at Iran 'atomic warehouse' - diplomats". Reuters. 8 September 2019.