Qohestan (Persian: قهستان) is a city in, and the capital of, Qohestan District in Darmian County, South Khorasan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Qohestan Rural District.

History

In 2005, the village of Derakhsh (درخش) merged with the village of Asiyaban (آسیابان) and was renamed the village of Qohestan, which was converted to a city in 2008.

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 converted to a city. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,322 people in 701 households.

See also

Iran portal

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