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

Qushkhaneh (Persian: قوشخانه)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Qushkhaneh District[6] in Shirvan County, North Khorasan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Qushkhaneh-ye Bala Rural District.[7][b]

CountryIran
Established as a city2012[3]
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Qushkhaneh
Persian: قوشخانه
City
Qushkhaneh is located in Iran
Qushkhaneh
Qushkhaneh
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 37°44′45″N 57°43′24″E[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceNorth Khorasan
CountyShirvan
DistrictQushkhaneh
Established as a city2012[3]
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
996
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population was 862 in 218 households, when it was the village of Yengi Qaleh-ye Bala[c] in Qushkhaneh-ye Bala Rural District.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 927 people in 256 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population as 996 people in 290 households,[4] by which time Yengi Qaleh-ye Bala had been converted to a city as Qushkhaneh.[3]

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Notes

  1. Formerly known as Yengi Qaleh-ye Bala (ينگي قلعه بالا),[3] also romanized as Yengī Qal‘eh-ye Bālā and Yangī Qal‘eh-ye Bālā; also known as Yangī Qal‘eh, Yengī Qaleh, and Yengī Qal‘eh-ye ‘Olyā[5]
  2. Renamed Qushkhaneh[3]

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