Qohestan

City in South Khorasan province, Iran

City in South Khorasan, Iran
Qohestan
Persian: قهستان
City
33°08′58″N 59°42′58″E / 33.14944°N 59.71611°E / 33.14944; 59.71611[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CountyDarmian
DistrictQohestan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total2,322
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qohestan (Persian: قهستان)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Qohestan District of Darmian County, South Khorasan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Qohestan Rural District.[3]

At the 2006 census, its population was 2,451 in 674 households, when it was a village in Qohestan Rural District.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 3,028 people in 741 households,[5] by which time the village had been raised to the status of a city.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,322 people in 701 households.[2]

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Qohestān

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (19 March 2023). "Qohestan, Darmian County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Aref, Mohammad Reza (16 December 1383). "Divisional reforms and changes in South Khorasan province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ Davodi, Parviz (27 June 1387). "Approval letter regarding the conversion of Tabas-e Masina village from the functions of Gazik District in Darmian County to a city". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.


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