Faraghi

{{Short description|City in Golestan province, Iran}}

{{for|the administrative division of Torkaman County|Faraghi Rural District}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}

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|subdivision_name2 = Kalaleh

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|subdivision_name3 = Pishkamar

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Faraghi ({{langx|fa|فراغي}}){{efn|Formerly the village of Pishkamar (پيش كمر),{{cite news|title=Sunni emam of Faraghi city was introduced|language=fa|website=tasnimnews.com|via=Tasnim News Agency|url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1393/11/13/642068/امام-جمعه-اهل-سنت-شهر-فراغی-معرفی-شد|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013184716/https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1393/11/13/642068/امام-جمعه-اهل-سنت-شهر-فراغی-معرفی-شد|archive-date=13 October 2023|date=13 February 2014|access-date=13 October 2023}} also romanized as Pīsh Kamar and Pīshkamar; also known as Tekcha{{GEOnet3|-3078413|Pishkamar}}}} is a city in, and the capital of, Pishkamar District of Kalaleh County, Golestan province, Iran.{{cite report|title=Letter of approval regarding the reforms of national divisions in Golestan province|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/134982|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131123200358/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/134982|lang=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board|archive-date=23 November 2013|date=2 September 1392|orig-date=Approved 18 September 1386|last=Davodi|first=Parviz|access-date=19 November 2023|id=Proposal 130413/42/4/1; Notification 159459/T38028K}} As the village of Pishkamar, it was the capital of Zavkuh Rural District{{cite report|title=Creation and establishment of 23 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Gonbad-e Kavus County under Mazandaran province|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110333|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225223340/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110333|lang=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers|archive-date=25 December 2013|date=c. 2013|orig-date=Approved 18 May 1366|last=Mousavi|first=Mirhossein|access-date=19 November 2023|id=Proposal 53.1.140}} until its capital was transferred to the village of Gukjeh.