Ashar, Iran
City in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran
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Ashar (Persian: اشار)[a] is a city in, and the capital of Ashar District[4] of Mehrestan County,[b] Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Ashar Rural District.[6]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Ashar's population was 2,676 in 529 households, when it was a village in Ashar Rural District of Sarbaz County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 3,817 people in 831 households,[8] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Zaboli County.[9][c] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,786 people in 927 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]
After the census, Ashar was elevated to the status of a city.[10]
See also
Notes
- Formerly Zaboli County[5]
- Renamed Mehrestan County[5]
