Shahr-e Kohneh, Quchan
City in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran
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Shahr-e Kohneh (Persian: شهر كهنه)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Quchan Atiq District[6] in Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. As a village, it was the capital of Quchan Atiq Rural District[7] until its capital was transferred to the village of Asgharabad.[6]
Shahr-e Kohneh
Persian: شهر كهنه | |
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City | |
Emamzadeh Soltan Ebrahim (the Shrine of Abraham) in Quchan | |
  Shahr-e Kohneh Location within Iran | |
| Coordinates: 37°08′19″N 58°23′29″E[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Razavi Khorasan |
| County | Quchan |
| District | Quchan Atiq |
| Established as a city | 2021[3] |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 3,320 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Shahr-e Kohneh's population was 3,683 in 930 households, when it was a village in Quchan Atiq Rural District of the Central District.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 3,486 people in 980 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,320 people in 1,062 households, the most populous in its rural district.[4]
In 2020, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Quchan Atiq District,[6] and Shahr-e Kohneh was converted to a city in 2021.[3]
