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Ashar () is a city in, and the capital of
Ashar District Ashar District () is in Mehrestan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbai ...
of
Mehrestan County Mehrestan County () is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Mehrestan. History After the 2006 National Census, Zaboli District was separated from Saravan County, and Ashar District from Sarbaz County, in ...
, Sistan and Baluchestan province,
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
. It also serves as the administrative center for Ashar Rural District.


Demographics


Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Ashar's population was 2,676 in 529 households, when it was a village in Ashar Rural District of
Sarbaz County Sarbaz County () is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sarbaz. The previous capital of the county was the city of Rask. History After the 2006 National Census, Ashar District was separated from the county ...
. The following census in 2011 counted 3,817 people in 831 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Zaboli County. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,786 people in 927 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district. After the census, Ashar was elevated to the status of a city.


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Cities in Sistan and Baluchestan province Populated places in Mehrestan County {{Mehrestan-geo-stub