Eshqabad, South Khorasan
City in South Khorasan province, Iran
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Eshqabad (Persian: عشق آباد)[a] is a city in the Central District[b] of Eshqabad County, South Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county[6] and the district.[7] It was the administrative center for Dastgerdan Rural District[8] until its capital was transferred to the village of Hudar.[9] The village of Eshqabad was converted to a city in 1999.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,474 in 1,231 households, when it was in Dastgerdan District[c] of Tabas County in Yazd province.[10] The following census in 2011 counted 4,623 people in 1,344 households.[11] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,965 people in 1,277 households,[4] by which time the county had been separated from the province to join South Khorasan province.[12]
In 2024, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Eshqabad County and renamed the Central District, with Eshqabad as the new county's capital.[6]
See also
Notes
- Formerly Dastgerdan District of Tabas County[6]
- Renamed the Central District of Eshqabad County[6]