{{Short description|Village in North Khorasan province, Iran}}
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{{Infobox settlement |name = Dulchah |native_name = {{langx|fa|دول چاه}} |native_name_lang = fa |settlement_type = Village |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_alt = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_alt = |image_seal = |seal_alt = |image_shield = |shield_alt = |etymology = |nickname = |motto = |image_map = |map_alt = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Iran |pushpin_map_alt = |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_label_position = |coordinates = {{Coord|36|49|47|N|57|40|49|E|dim:1km|display=inline,title}} |coordinates_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite map |author=((OpenStreetMap contributors)) |url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=36.829722&mlon=57.680278&zoom=15#map=15/36.82972/57.68028|website=[[OpenStreetMap]] |title=Dulchah, دهستان صفی آباد [Safiabad Rural District], Bam and Safiabad County, North Khorasan Province, Iran|date=1 February 2026 |access-date=1 February 2026|lang=fa}}</ref> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = [[Iran]] |subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Iran|Province]] |subdivision_name1 = [[North Khorasan province|North Khorasan]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Counties of Iran|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Bam and Safiabad County|Bam and Safiabad]] |subdivision_type3 = [[Bakhsh (administrative division)|District]] |subdivision_name3 = [[Central District (Bam and Safiabad County)|Central]] |subdivision_type4 = [[Rural Districts of Iran|Rural District]] |subdivision_name4 = [[Safiabad Rural District|Safiabad]] |established_title = |established_date = |founder = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |unit_pref = Metric <!-- ALL fields with measurements have automatic unit conversion --> <!-- for references: use <ref> tags --> |area_footnotes = <!-- square kilometers --> |area_total_km2 = |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |population_footnotes = <ref name="2016 North Khorasan Province"/> |population_as_of = 2016 |population_total = 203 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_note = |population_demonym = |timezone = [[Iran Standard Time|IRST]] |utc_offset = +3:30 |postal_code = |area_code = |website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> |module = |footnotes = }}
'''Dulchah''' ({{langx|fa|دول چاه}}){{efn|Also [[romanize]]d as '''Dūlchāh'''<ref>{{GEOnet3|-3843449|Dulchah}}</ref>}} is a village in [[Safiabad Rural District]]<ref name="Esfarayen County Rural Districts"> {{cite web |first=Mir-Hossein |last=Mousavi |author-link=Mir-Hossein Mousavi |orig-date={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|تاریخ تصویب}} (Approval date) 1366/04/10 (Iranian Jalali calendar) |date=1 July 1987 <!-- Converted 'Approval date' using https://www.iranchamber.com/calendar/converter/iranian_calendar_converter.php --> |script-title=fa:ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 7 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان اسفراین تابع استان خراسان |trans-title=Creation and formation of seven rural districts including villages, farms and places in Esfarayen County under Khorasan province |url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/110249 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111202032/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/110249 |archive-date=11 January 2024 |access-date=1 February 2026 |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|لام تا کام}} [Lam ta Kam] |publisher={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|وزارت کشور}} [Ministry of the Interior] |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|هیات وزیران}} [Council of Ministers] |language=fa |id={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شناسه}} [ID] 2B7C87B4-3C1A-4A1F-B54F-869E283A5AB0. {{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شماره دوره}} [Course number] 66, {{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شماره جلد}} [Volume number] 9.}}</ref> of the [[Central District (Bam and Safiabad County)|Central District]]{{efn|Formerly [[Central District (Bam and Safiabad County)|Bam and Safiabad District]] of [[Esfarayen County]]<ref name="Bam and Safiabad County Establishment"/>}} in [[Bam and Safiabad County]], [[North Khorasan province|North Khorasan province, Iran]].
==Demographics== ===Population=== At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 231 in 43 households, when it was in [[Central District (Bam and Safiabad County)|Bam and Safiabad District]]{{efn|Renamed the [[Central District (Bam and Safiabad County)|Central District]] of [[Bam and Safiabad County]]<ref name="Bam and Safiabad County Establishment"/>}} of [[Esfarayen County]].<ref name="2006 North Khorasan Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان شمالی |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2006: North Khorasan Province |language=fa |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/28.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920084106/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/28.xls |archive-date=20 September 2011 |format=Excel |access-date=25 September 2022}}</ref> The following census in 2011 counted 231 people in 51 households.<ref name="2011 North Khorasan Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان شمالی |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2011: North Khorasan Province |language=fa |website=Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University |url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/North-Khorasan.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119210728/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/North-Khorasan.xls |archive-date=19 January 2023 |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |format=Excel |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref> The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 203 people in 56 households.<ref name="2016 North Khorasan Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان شمالی |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2016: North Khorasan Province |language=fa |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_28.xlsx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027174651/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_28.xlsx |archive-date=27 October 2020 |format=Excel |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref>
In 2023, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of [[Bam and Safiabad County]] and renamed the [[Central District (Bam and Safiabad County)|Central District]].<ref name="Bam and Safiabad County Establishment"> {{cite web |first=Mohammad |last=Mokhber |author-link=Mohammad Mokhber |orig-date={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|تاریخ تصویب}} (Approval date) 1401/11/12 (Iranian Jalali calendar) |date=1 February 2023 <!-- Converted 'Approval date' using https://www.iranchamber.com/calendar/converter/iranian_calendar_converter.php --> |script-title=fa:تصویب نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری استان خراسان شمالی |trans-title=Approval regarding the national divisions of North Khorasan province |url=https://davoudabadi.ir/page/32519367 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260131195243/https://davoudabadi.ir/page/32519367 |archive-date=31 January 2026 |access-date=31 January 2026 |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مهدی داودآبادی}} [Mehdi Davudabadi] |publisher={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|وزارت کشور}} [Ministry of the Interior] |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|هیات وزیران}} [Council of Ministers] |language=fa |id={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|پیشنهاد شماره}} [Proposal No.] 66803.}}</ref>
==See also== {{Portal-inline|Iran}} {{clear}}
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{{North Khorasan Province|state=collapsed}}
[[Category:Populated places in Bam and Safiabad County]]
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