Baghestan, Ferdows
City in South Khorasan province, Iran
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Baghestan (Persian: باغستان)[a] is a city in Eslamiyeh District of Ferdows County, South Khorasan province, Iran.[3] As the village of Baghestan-e Olya, it was the capital of Baghestan Rural District[6] until its capital was transferred to the village of Baghestan-e Sofla.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population was 2,044 in 628 households, when it was a village in Baghestan Rural District of the Central District.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 2,467 people in 739 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,704 people in 757 households, the most populous in its rural district.[4]
In 2020, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Eslamiyeh District. At the same time, Baghestan-e Olya was converted to a city and renamed Baghestan.[3]
