Qohestan

City in South Khorasan province, Iran From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Qohestan (Persian: قهستان)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Qohestan District in Darmian County, South Khorasan province, Iran.[5] It also serves as the administrative center for Qohestan Rural District.[6]

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CountryIran
Established as a city2008[3]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Qohestan
Persian: قهستان
City
Qohestan is located in Iran
Qohestan
Qohestan
Coordinates: 33°09′22″N 59°42′49″E[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CountyDarmian
DistrictQohestan
Established as a city2008[3]
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
2,322
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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History

In 2005, the village of Derakhsh (درخش) merged with the village of Asiyaban (آسیابان) and was renamed the village of Qohestan,[5] which was converted to a city in 2008.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Qohestan's population was 2,451 in 674 households, when it was a village in Qohestan Rural District.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 3,028 people in 741 households,[8] by which time the village had been converted to a city.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,322 people in 701 households.[4]

See also

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Notes

  1. [a]
    Also romanized as Qohestān; formerly the village of Darakhsh[3]

References

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