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Eshqabad County

Coordinates: 34°32′45″N 56°48′00″E / 34.54583°N 56.80000°E / 34.54583; 56.80000
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Eshqabad County
Persian: شهرستان عشق‌آباد
Location of Eshqabad County in South Khorasan province (top left, green)
Location of Eshqabad County in South Khorasan province (top left, green)
Location of South Khorasan province in Iran
Location of South Khorasan province in Iran
Coordinates: 34°32′45″N 56°48′00″E / 34.54583°N 56.80000°E / 34.54583; 56.80000[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CapitalEshqabad
DistrictsCentral, Kuh Yakhab
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Eshqabad County (Persian: شهرستان عشق‌آباد) is in South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Eshqabad,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 3,965 people in 1,277 households.[3]

History

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Tabas County became a part of Yazd province in 2001.[4] The county was separated from the province to join South Khorasan province in 2013.[5]

In 2024, Dastgerdan District was separated from the county in the establishment of Eshqabad County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Eshqabad as its capital and only city.[2]

Demographics

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Administrative divisions

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Eshqabad County's administrative structure is shown in the following table.

Administrative Divisions
Central District
Dastgerdan RD
Deh-e Mohammad RD
Eshqabad (city)
Kuh Yakhab District
Chah Mosafer RD
Kuh Yakhab RD
RD = Rural District

See also

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Media related to Eshqabad County at Wikimedia Commons

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (10 November 2024). "Eshqabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Adel, Gholam Ali Haddad (c. 2020) [3 September 1383]. The law of division of Khorasan province into three provinces. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Islamic Council. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  5. ^ 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.