Qohestan

Qohestan
Persian: قهستان
City
Qohestan
Coordinates: 33°09′22″N 59°42′49″E / 33.15611°N 59.71361°E / 33.15611; 59.71361[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CountyDarmian
DistrictQohestan
Established as a city2008[3]
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
2,322
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qohestan (Persian: قهستان)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Qohestan District in Darmian County, South Khorasan province, Iran.[5] It also serves as the administrative center for Qohestan Rural District.[6]

History

In 2005, the village of Derakhsh (درخش) merged with the village of Asiyaban (آسیابان) and was renamed the village of Qohestan,[5] which was converted to a city in 2008.[3]

Demographics

Population

At 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.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 3,028 people in 741 households,[8] by which time the village had been converted to a city.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,322 people in 701 households.[4]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Qohestān; formerly the village of Darakhsh[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (10 November 2024). "Dorokhsh, دهستان قهستان, بخش قهستان [Qohestan Rural District, Qohestan District], Darmian County, South Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  2. ^ "5P47+CCX Qohestan, South Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  3. ^ a b c d Davoodi, Parviz (12 October 2008) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1387/07/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تبدیل روستای طبس مسینا از توابع بخش گزیک شهرستان درمیان به شهر [‌Approval regarding the transformation of Tabas-e Masina village from the functions of Gazik District, Darmian County into a city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] CBEE90A6-F833-4BEB-96D1-F7AB188857E8. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  4. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: South Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b Aref, Mohammad Reza (1 May 2005) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1384/02/11 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات و تغییرات تقسیماتی در استان خراسان جنوبی [‌Divisional reforms and changes in South Khorasan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] C90618AE-AF8A-4FCA-B059-3A75C2DAF3E1. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  6. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (1 July 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/04/10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 21 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در قسمتی از شهرستان بیرجند تابع استان خراسان [‌Creation and formation of 21 rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Birjand 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.] 545.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  7. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: South Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: South 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.