Qohestan () is a city in, and the capital of,
Qohestan District of
Darmian County
Darmian County () is in South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Asadiyeh.
History
After the 2006 National Census, the villages of Gazik, Qohestan, and Tabas-e Masina were elevated to city status.
After the 2016 censu ...
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South Khorasan province,
Iran
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It also serves as the administrative center for
Qohestan Rural District.
Qohestan is a merger of the former villages of Asiyaban (آسیابان) and Derakhsh (درخش).
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.
The following census in 2011 counted 3,028 people in 741 households,
by which time the village had been raised to the status of a city.
The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,322 people in 701 households.
See also
Notes
References
Cities in South Khorasan province
Populated places in Darmian County
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