Qosabeh
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Qosabeh
Persian: قصابه | |
|---|---|
City | |
  Qosabeh | |
| Coordinates: 38°23′04″N 47°32′43″E / 38.38444°N 47.54528°E[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Ardabil |
| County | Meshgin Shahr |
| District | Qosabeh |
| Established as a city | 2012[3] |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 2,095 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Qosabeh (Persian: قصابه)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Qosabeh District in Meshgin Shahr County, Ardabil province, Iran.[3] It also serves as the administrative center for Meshgin-e Gharbi Rural District.[6]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Qosabeh's population was 2,110 in 488 households, when it was a village in Meshgin-e Gharbi Rural District of the Central District.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 2,152 people in 592 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population as 2,095 people in 662 households,[4] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the formation of Qosabeh District. Qosabeh was converted to a city in 2012.[3]
