Meshkan, Razavi Khorasan

Meshkan
Persian: مشكان
City
Meshkan
Coordinates: 36°32′01″N 58°08′44″E / 36.53361°N 58.14556°E / 36.53361; 58.14556[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyKhoshab
DistrictMeshkan
Established2017[3]
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
3,540
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Meshkan (Persian: مشكان)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Meshkan District[6] in Khoshab County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Meshkan Rural District.[7][b]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Meshkan's population was 4,004 in 929 households, when it was a village in Darrehyam Rural District[c] of the former Khoshab District of Sabzevar County.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 4,331 people in 1,116 households,[9] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Khoshab County. The rural district was transferred to the new Meshkan District as Meshkan Rural District.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,540 people in 1,012 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[4]

Meshkan was converted to a city in 2017.[3]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Mashkān and Meshkān; also known as Mashgan[5]
  2. ^ Formerly Darrehyam Rural District[6]
  3. ^ Renamed Meshkan Rural District[6]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (2 November 2024). "Meshkan, دهستان مشکان, بخش مشکان [Meshkan Rural District, Meshkan District], Khoshab County, Razavi Khorasan, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  2. ^ "G4MW+C6V Meshkan, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  3. ^ a b Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (8 August 2017) [۱۳۹۶/۵/۱۷ (1396/5/17) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ابلاغ مصوبه وزارت کشور در خصوص تبدیل روستای مشکان مرکز بخش مشکان شهرستان خوشاب به شهر [‌Announcement of the Ministry of Interior's resolution regarding the conversion of Meshkan village, the center of Meshkan District, Khoshab County, into a city]. پایگاه ملی اطلاع رسانی قوانین و مقررات کشور [National Database of Information on the Country's Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کد خبر:۱۶۷۹ [News Code: 1679]. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  4. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ Meshkan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3074282" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  6. ^ a b c d Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (19 September 2010) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 28/6/1389 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تعاریف و تقسیمات کشوری در شهرستان سبزوار [‌Resolution on the definitions and divisions of the country in Sabzevar County]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 29266/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  7. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (1 July 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366.4.10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 15 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان نیشابور تابع استان خراسان [‌Creation and establishment of 15 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Nishapur County under Khorasan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 11929.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  8. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  9. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Razavi Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.