Yakhab

For the administrative divisions, see Kuh Yakhab District and Kuh Yakhab Rural District.

Yakhab Persian: يخاب
Village
Yakhab
Coordinates: 34°51′10″N 57°16′49″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	South Khorasan
County	Eshqabad
District	Kuh Yakhab
Rural District	Kuh Yakhab
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	185
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Yakhab (Persian: يخاب)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Kuh Yakhab Rural District of Kuh Yakhab District, Eshqabad County, South Khorasan province, Iran.[4] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Tappeh Taq.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 198 in 45 households, when it was in Dastgerdan District[b] of Tabas County, Yazd province.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 174 people in 41 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 185 people in 47 households,[2] by which time the county had been separated from the province to join South Khorasan province.[8]

In 2024, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Eshqabad County and renamed the Central District. The rural district was transferred to the new Kuh Yakhab District.[4]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Yakhāb[3]
2. Renamed the Central District of Eshqabad County[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (10 November 2024). "Yakhab, Eshqabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 10 November 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): South Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Yakhab can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3088441" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Mokhbar, Mohammad (19 August 2024) [Approved 16 March 1403]. Approval letter regarding national divisions in Tabas, Boshruyeh, and Bardaskan Counties of South Khorasan province. sdil.ac.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 171795; Notification 60314/T61987AH. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024 – via Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute.
5. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2018) [Approved 2 April 1372]. Approval of the formation of 27 rural districts in the provinces of Khorasan, Sistan and Baluchestan, Mazandaran, Tehran, Yazd, and Hormozgan. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Resolution 93808/T907. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Yazd 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.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Yazd Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
8. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (19 December 2013) [Approved 24 October 2013]. Approval letter regarding the abstraction of Tabas County from Yazd province and its annexation to South Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 19089/42/1/19089; Notification 252554/T46736H. Archived from the original on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.