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Meshkan

Coordinates: 29°28′33″N 54°19′58″E / 29.47583°N 54.33278°E / 29.47583; 54.33278
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For the administrative divisions, see Meshkan District and Meshkan Rural District. For other places with the same name, see Meshkan.

Meshkan
Persian: مشكان
City
Meshkan is located in Iran
Meshkan
Meshkan
Coordinates: 29°28′33″N 54°19′58″E / 29.47583°N 54.33278°E / 29.47583; 54.33278[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceFars
CountyNeyriz
DistrictMeshkan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total4,617
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Meshkan (Persian: مشكان)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Meshkan District[b] of Neyriz County, Fars province, Iran.[5] It also serves as the administrative center for Meshkan Rural District.[6] The city is the merger of the villages of Meshkan and Shahrak-e Shahid in 2002.[7]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,630 in 1,196 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 4,580 people in 1,345 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 4,617 people in 1,458 households.[2]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Meshkān and Moshkān; also known as Mishkūn and Moshgān[3]
  2. ^ Formerly Poshtkuh District[4]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (8 October 2024). "Meshkan, Neyriz County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Fars Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Meshkan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3075869" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ "Meshkan". farsirib.ir (in Persian). 5 April 2018. Archived from the original on 8 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024 – via Fars Center Radio and Television.
  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Fars province, centered in Shiraz. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 82840/T128K. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
  6. ^ Aref, Mohammad Reza (c. 2021) [Approved 18 July 1380]. Approval letter regarding the changes and reforms of divisions in Fars province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 1.4.42.19063. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2023 – via Islamic Council Research Center.
  7. ^ Aref, Mohammad Reza (c. 2024) [Approved 7 July 1381]. Approving division reform in Fars province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Notification 26455/K33218T. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
  8. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Fars Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  9. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Fars Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.


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