Band-e Qara
Village in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran
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Band-e Qara (Persian: بندقرا)[a] is a village in Barrud Rural District[4] of Barrud District in Kuhsorkh County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 556 in 164 households, when it was in the former Kuhsorkh District of Kashmar County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 325 people in 117 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 305 people in 100 households.[2]
In 2019, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Kuhsorkh County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Barrud District.[7]
Historical sites, ancient artifacts and tourism
Band-e Qara Bathhouse is a historical public bath related to the Qajar dynasty.
Natural Yakhchāl of Band-e Qara is a natural yakhchāl (icehouse).[8][9]
Notable people
Iranian cleric Javad Nikbin is from here.
