Qushkhaneh, Shirvan

Qushkhaneh, formerly Yengi Qaleh-ye Bala (Persian: ينگي قلعه بالا, also Romanized as Yengī Qal‘eh-ye Bālā and Yangī Qal‘eh-ye Bālā; also known as Yengī Qal‘eh-ye ‘Olyā, Yangī Qal‘eh, and Yengī Qaleh),[3] is a city in Qushkhaneh District of Shirvan County, North Khorasan province, Iran.[4]

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

Qushkhaneh
Persian: قوشخانه
City
Qushkhaneh is located in Iran
Qushkhaneh
Qushkhaneh
Coordinates: 37°44′45″N 57°43′24″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceNorth Khorasan
CountyShirvan
DistrictQushkhaneh
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total996
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 862 in 218 households, when it was Yengi Qaleh-ye Bala village in Qushkhaneh-ye Bala Rural District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 927 people in 256 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 996 people in 290 households,[2] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city and its name changed to Qushkhaneh.[4]

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (20 May 2023). "Qushkhaneh, Shirvan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. 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".
  4. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (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 (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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