Basht
City in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the administrative division of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, see Basht County.
Basht (Persian: باشت)[lower-alpha 1] is a city in the Central District of Basht County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran, and serves as both capital of the county and of the district.[4]
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Basht
Persian: باشت | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 30°21′40″N 51°09′21″E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad |
County | Basht |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 10,764 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Area code | 0744 |
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At the 2006 National Census, its population was 8,269 in 1,561 households, when it was in the former Basht District of Gachsaran County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 9,266 people in 2,261 households,[6] by which time the district had separated from the county in the establishment of Basht County.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 10,764 people in 2,831 households.[2]