Qanatghestan

Coordinates: 30°04′36″N 57°13′42″E / 30.07667°N 57.22833°E / 30.07667; 57.22833
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Qanatghestan
Persian: قناتغستان
Village
Qanatghestan is located in Iran
Qanatghestan
Qanatghestan
Coordinates: 30°04′36″N 57°13′42″E / 30.07667°N 57.22833°E / 30.07667; 57.22833[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceKerman
CountyKerman
DistrictMahan
Rural DistrictQanatghestan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,147
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qanatghestan (Persian: قناتغستان, also Romanized as Qanātghestān and Qanāt-e-Ghestan; also known as Kanakistān and Qalāt Ghestān)[3] is a village in, and the former capital of, Qanatghestan Rural District of Mahan District, Kerman County, Kerman province, Iran. The capital has been transferred to the city of Mohiabad.[4]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 902 in 249 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,083 people in 303 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,147 people in 338 households. It was the largest village in its rural district.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (30 June 2023). "Qanatghestan, Kerman County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Qanatghestan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3078849" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (16 November 1370). "Approval of reforms in the villages of Kerman province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.