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For the administrative divisions of South Khorasan province, see Qaen County and Qaen Rural District. For the earthquake, see 1997 Qayen earthquake.

Qaen
Persian: قاین
City
Qaen is located in Iran
Qaen
Qaen
Coordinates: 33°44′00″N 59°10′52″E / 33.73333°N 59.18111°E / 33.73333; 59.18111[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CountyQaen
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total42,323
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qaen (Persian: قائن)[a] is a city in the Central District of Qaen County, South Khorasan province, Iran, and serves as capital of both the county and the district.[4]

At the 2006 census, its population was 32,474 in 8,492 households.[5][6] The following census in 2011 counted 40,226 people in 10,473 households.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 42,323 people in 11,920 households.[2]

History[edit]

The Middle Persian work Shahrestaniha i Eranshahr mentions this city, and attributes its foundation to Sined Ninoh Kitop in 1588.[8]

Notable residents[edit]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Also Romanized as Ghayen, Qayen or Ghaen; from Middle Persian: kʾyyn, Kāyēn[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (21 March 2023). "Qaen, Qaen County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Qaen can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3078747" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Where is Qaen City? Everything You Must Know 2021". 16 September 2021. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  8. ^ Daryaee, Touraj (2002), Ziai, Hossein (ed.), "Šahrestānīhā Ī Ērānšahr", Bibliotheca Iranica, Intellectual Traditions Series, No. 7, ISBN 1-56859-143-8, retrieved 12 February 2023
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qaen

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