Qaen

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For the administrative subdivisions, see Qaen County and Qaen Rural District.
Qayen
قاین
Qaen, Ghayen
City
مسجد جامع قائن.jpg
Motto(s): 
Qayen is the capital of red gold (saffron)
Qayen is located in Iran
Qayen
Qayen
Location of Ghayen in Iran
Coordinates: 33°43′36″N 59°11′04″E / 33.72667°N 59.18444°E / 33.72667; 59.18444Coordinates: 33°43′36″N 59°11′04″E / 33.72667°N 59.18444°E / 33.72667; 59.18444
CountryIran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CountyQaen
BakhshCentral
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total42,323 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IDST)

Qayen (Persian: قائن‎, also Romanized as Ghayen, Qaen or Ghaen; from Middle Persian: kʾyyn‎ Kāyēn)[2] is a city in and the capital of Qaen County, in South Khorasan Province, Iran. The population at the 2006 census, was 32,474 in 8,492 families.[3]

History[]

The Middle Persian work Shahrestaniha i Eranshahr mentions this city, and attributes its foundation to the legendary king Kai Lohrasp.[4]

See also[]

  • Bihud, South Khorasan

References[]

  1. ^ "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
  2. ^ Qaen can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3078747" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
  4. ^ https://archive.org/stream/SahrestanihaIEransahr/Šahrestānīhā%20ī%20Ērānšahr#page/n49/mode/2up
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