Tashan, Khuzestan

For the administrative divisions, see Tashan District, Tashan-e Gharbi Rural District, and Tashan-e Sharqi Rural District. For other places with the same name, see Tashan.

Tashan (Persian: تشان)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Tashan District of Behbahan County, Khuzestan province, Iran.^[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Tashan-e Sharqi Rural District.^[5][b] In July 2013, the village of Mashhad merged with the villages of Ablesh, Chahardahi-ye Asgar, Chahardahi-ye Sohrab, Deh-e Ebrahim, Kalgeh Zar, Masiri, Sarallah, Shahrak-e Taleqani, and Tall Kohneh to form the new city of Tashan.^[3]

Tashan Persian: تشان
City
Tashan
Coordinates: 30°49′45″N 50°12′05″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Khuzestan
County	Behbahan
District	Tashan
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	4,281
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population (as the total of its constituent villages prior to the merger) was 4,608 in 961 households, when it was in Tashan-e Sharqi Rural District.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 4,550 people in 1,141 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population as 4,281 people in 1,159 households,^[2] by which time Mashhad had merged with other villages and was elevated to the status of the city of Tashan.^[3]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Teshān; formerly Mashhad (مشهد)^[3]
2. Formerly Tashan Rural District^[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (27 July 2023). "Tashan, Behbahan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 July 2023.
2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Rahimi, Mohammadreza (19 July 2013). "Carrying out reforms of country divisions in Khuzestan province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
4. Aref, Mohammad Reza. "Divisional reforms in Behbahan cities". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 25 November 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
5. Mousavi, Mirhossein (2 February 1366). "Creation and formation of six rural districts including villages, farms and places in Behbahan County under Khuzestan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 24 July 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
6. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.