City in Khuzestan province, Iran
City in Khuzestan, Iran
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] 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]
At the 2006 census, its 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 latest census in 2016 showed a population of 4,281 people in 1,159 households,
[2] by which time Mashhad had merged with other villages, was renamed Tashan, and was elevated to the status of a city.
[3]
Notes
^ Also known as Teshān , formerly Mashhad (مشهد)
[3]
References
^ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 July 2023).
"Tashan, Behbahan County" (Map).
OpenStreetMap . Retrieved 27 July 2023 .
^
a
b
"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 .
^
a
b
c 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^
"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 .
^
"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 .
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Abadan's museum
Gundishapur
Acropole of Shush
Apadana in Susa
Arjan castle, Behbahan
Asak ancient city, Hendijan
Chagadom tappe fire temple
Chogha Mish
Proto-Elamite site
Chogha Zanbil
Dav o Dokhtar castle, Ramhormoz
Dez Dam
Eshkaft-e Salman
Gargar bridge, Shushtar
Haft Tepe
Hoor-al-azim lagoon
Imamzadeh Roudband, Dezful
Imamzadeh Sabz-e-ghaba, Dezful
Karkheh Dam
Khorramshahr mosque,
Battle of Khorramshahr
Kul-e Farah
lake of
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Lake of
Karun
Lali bridge
Meyangaran lagoon
Rangooni's mosque
Salasel castle, Shushtar
Shadegan lagoon
Shevi waterfall, Dezful
Shush-Daniel
Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System
Shushtar Watermills
Susa
Shush Castle
Taryana
Tobiron valley, Dezful
Tomb of Daniel, Shush
White bridge, Ahvaz
Ya'qub-i Laith 's tomb, Dezful
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