Qohestan (Persian: قهستان)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Qohestan District of Darmian County, South Khorasan province, Iran.[3] It also serves as the administrative center for Qohestan Rural District.[4] Qohestan is a merger of the former villages of Asiyaban (آسیابان) and Derakhsh (درخش).[5]
Qohestan
Persian: قهستان | |
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City | |
  Qohestan | |
| Coordinates: 33°09′22″N 59°42′49″E / 33.15611°N 59.71361°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | South Khorasan |
| County | Darmian |
| District | Qohestan |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 2,322 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Demographics
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editAt 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.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 3,028 people in 741 households,[7] by which time the village had been raised to the status of a city.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,322 people in 701 households.[2]
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edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (10 November 2024). "Qohestan, Darmian County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): South Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Aref, Mohammad Reza (c. 2023) [Approved 16 December 1383]. Divisional reforms and changes in South Khorasan province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.55305; Notification 6758/T31358K. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
- ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (24 February 1395) [Approved 10 April 1366]. Creation and formation of 21 rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Birjand County under Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 545.1.5.53; Notification 2010/T891. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
- ^ "The intangible growth of Qohestan behind a name: Nine years have passed since the promotion to the city". khorasanjonobi.khorasannews.com (in Persian). Archived from the original on 10 November 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): South Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): South Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
- ^ Davodi, Parviz (c. 2023) [Approved 27 June 1387]. Approval letter regarding the conversion of Tabas-e Masina village from the functions of Gazik District in Darmian County to a city. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 104440/42/4/1; Notification 124938/T36227K. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
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