Qasemabad, Bampur

City in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran

City in Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran
Qasemabad
Persian: قاسم اباد
City
27°10′36″N 60°19′29″E / 27.17667°N 60.32472°E / 27.17667; 60.32472[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyBampur
DistrictKalatan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,845
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qasemabad (Persian: قاسم اباد)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Kalatan District of Bampur County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Bampur-e Gharbi Rural District.[5]

At the 2006 census, its population was 2,196 in 450 households, when it was a village in Bampur-e Gharbi Rural District of the former Bampur District of Iranshahr County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 2,073 people in 490 households.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,845 people in 467 households.[2]

In August 2017, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Bampur County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Bampur as its capital.[4] In June 2021, the village of Qasemabad was elevated to the status of a city.[citation needed]

Notable people

Mahtab Norouzi was from this village and she was a master artisan at traditional Baluchi needlework and embroidery for more than 50 years.[8][9][10]

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Notes

  1. ^ Also Romanized as Qāsemābād; also known as Qāsemābād-e Pā’īn and Qāsimabad[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (7 April 2023). "Qasemabad, Bampur County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Qasemabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3079926" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (13 August 2017). "Letter of approval regarding reforms and divisional changes in Sistan and Baluchestan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (18 August 1365). "Approval regarding the definitions and regulations of Iranshahr divisions". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. 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. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  8. ^ "استاد سوزن‌دوزي بلوچ درگذشت" [The master of Baloch needlework died]. ایسنا (ISNA) (in Persian). 14 July 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  9. ^ "مهتاب نوروزی، مشهورترین سوزن دوز بلوچ درگذشت" [Mahtab Norouzi, the most famous Baloch needlewoman, has died]. BBC News فارسی (in Persian). 15 July 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Live a green life far from the madding crowd!". Tehran Times. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2022.


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