Keshit, Anbarabad

Keshit كشيت
village
Keshit
Coordinates: 28°43′00″N 58°03′00″E
Country	Iran
Province	Kerman
County	Anbarabad
Bakhsh	Central
Rural District	Amjaz
Population  (2006)
• Total	46
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Keshit (Persian: كشيت, also Romanized as Keshīt)[1] is a village in Amjaz Rural District, in the Central District of Anbarabad County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 46, in 10 families.[2]

History

The ruins of an ancient settlement near Keshit, sometimes referred to as the lost city of Keshit, have been the subject of archaeological interest. These ruins, are believed to date back to the late fourth and third millennia or possibly the Seljuk era around 1050 AD[3]

References

1. Keshit can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3756573" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
3. Etienne (2018-09-04). "Discovering the lost city of Keshit | picsofasia Blog". picsofasia. Retrieved 2025-02-06.