Khoshkrud (Persian: خشكرود)[a] is a city in the Central District of Zarandiyeh County, Markazi province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Khoshk Rud Rural District.

[4] At the time of the 2006 National Census, Khoshkrud's population was 6,059 in 1,249 households, when it was a village in Khoshk Rud Rural District.

[5] The following census in 2011 counted 5,019 people in 1,407 households,[6] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city.

[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,246 people in 1,567 households.

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