Eshqabad County
Eshqabad County
Persian: شهرستان عشقآباد | |
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![]() Location of Eshqabad County in South Khorasan province (top left, green) | |
![]() Location of South Khorasan province in Iran | |
Coordinates: 34°25′36″N 56°43′41″E / 34.42667°N 56.72806°E[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | South Khorasan |
Capital | Eshqabad |
Districts | Central, Kuh Yakhab |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Eshqabad County (Persian: شهرستان عشقآباد) is in South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Eshqabad,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 3,965 people in 1,277 households.[3] It was previously the capital of the former Dastgerdan District of Tabas County.[4]
History
[edit]Tabas County became a part of Yazd province in 2001.[5] The county was separated from the province to join South Khorasan province in 2013.[6][7]
In July 2024, Dastgerdan District was separated from the county in the establishment of Eshqabad County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Eshqabad as its capital and only city.[2]
Demographics
[edit]Administrative divisions
[edit]Eshqabad County's administrative structure is shown in the following table.
Administrative Divisions |
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Central District |
Dastgerdan RD |
Deh-e Mohammad RD |
Eshqabad (city) |
Kuh Yakhab District |
Chah Mosafer RD |
Kuh Yakhab RD |
RD = Rural District |
See also
[edit] Media related to Eshqabad County at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (9 August 2024). "Eshqabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Eshqabad became the twelfth county of South Khorasan". irna.ir (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. 26 July 2024. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ Adel, Gholam Ali Haddad. "The law of division of Khorasan province into three provinces". Qavanin (in Persian). Islamic Council. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (19 December 2013). "Approval letter regarding the abstraction of Tabas County from Yazd province and its annexation to South Khorasan province". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "طبس از یزد جدا شد" [Tabas county was separated from Yazd province.]. www.khabaronline.ir (in Persian). 12 March 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2024.