Meshkan

City in Fars province, Iran From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Meshkan (Persian: مشكان)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Meshkan District[b] of Neyriz County, Fars province, Iran.[5] It also serves as the administrative center for Meshkan Rural District.[6] The city is the merger of the villages of Meshkan and Shahrak-e Shahid in 2002.[7]

CountryIran
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Meshkan
Persian: مشكان
City
Meshkan is located in Iran
Meshkan
Meshkan
Coordinates: 29°28′33″N 54°19′58″E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceFars
CountyNeyriz
DistrictMeshkan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
4,617
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,630 in 1,196 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 4,580 people in 1,345 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 4,617 people in 1,458 households.[2]

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Notes

  1. [a]
    Also romanized as Meshkān and Moshkān; also known as Mishkūn and Moshgān[3]
  2. [b]
    Formerly Poshtkuh District[4]

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