Rask, Iran

For the administrative divisions of Sistan and Baluchestan province, see Rask County and Rask and Firuzabad Rural District. For other places with the same name, see Rask.

Rask (Persian: راسک)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Rask County,^[b] Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county^[4] and the district.^[5] It is also the administrative center for Rask and Firuzabad Rural District.^[5] Rask is in the Sarbaz Mountains and beside the Sarbaz River. A road passing through the city links Chabahar Port to the national road network of Iran.

Rask Persian: راسک
City
Rask
Coordinates: 26°14′08″N 61°24′05″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
County	Rask
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	10,115
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 5,931 in 1,102 households, when it capital of the Central District of Sarbaz County.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 8,472 people in 1,964 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 10,115 people in 2,411 households.^[2]

After the census, the city and the rural district were separated from the county in the establishment of Rask County and were transferred to the new Central District, with Rask as the county's capital.^[4]

See also

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Notes

1. Also romanized as Rāsak, Rāsk, and Rāzk^[3]
2. Formerly Sarbaz County^[4]