Qushkhaneh, Shirvan

For the administrative divisions, see Qushkhaneh District, Qushkhaneh-ye Bala Rural District, and Qushkhaneh-ye Pain Rural District.

Qushkhaneh Persian: قوشخانه
City
Qushkhaneh
Coordinates: 37°44′45″N 57°43′24″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	North Khorasan
County	Shirvan
District	Qushkhaneh
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	996
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qushkhaneh (Persian: قوشخانه)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Qushkhaneh District of Shirvan County, North Khorasan province, Iran.[5] It also serves as the administrative center for Qushkhaneh-ye Bala Rural District.[6][b]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population was 862 in 218 households, when it was the village of Yengi Qaleh-ye Bala[c] in Qushkhaneh-ye Bala Rural District.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 927 people in 256 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population as 996 people in 290 households,[2] by which time Yengi Qaleh-ye Bala had been elevated to the status of a city as Qushkhaneh.[3]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Formerly Yengi Qaleh-ye Bala (ينگي قلعه بالا),[3] also romanized as Yengī Qal‘eh-ye Bālā and Yangī Qal‘eh-ye Bālā; also known as Yangī Qal‘eh, Yengī Qaleh, and Yengī Qal‘eh-ye ‘Olyā[4]
2. Formerly Qushkhaneh Rural District[5]
3. Renamed Qushkhaneh[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (28 October 2024). "Qushkhaneh, Shirvan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): North Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2023) [Approved 22 September 2013]. Changing the village of Yengi Qaleh-ye Bala from the functions of Shirvan County in North Khorasan province to a city and naming it Qushkhaneh. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 53494/42/1/4/1. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
4. Yengi Qaleh-ye Bala can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3088656" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
5. Davodi, Parviz (c. 2024) [Approved 25 October 1384]. Divisional changes and reforms in North Khorasan province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 135454/42/4/1; Notification 58538/T26118H. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
6. Mousavi, Mirhossein (19 September 2014) [Approved 10 April 1366]. Creation and formation of eight rural districts including villages, farms and places in Shirvan County under Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 53.1.11803; Notification 116096/T852. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): North Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
8. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): North Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.