Qaen (Persian: قائن)[a] is a city in the Central District of Qaen County, South Khorasan province, Iran, and serves as capital of both the county and the district.[4]
Qaen
Persian: قاین | |
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City | |
Qaen | |
Coordinates: 33°44′00″N 59°10′52″E / 33.73333°N 59.18111°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | South Khorasan |
County | Qaen |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 42,323 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 32,474 in 8,492 households.[5][6] The following census in 2011 counted 40,226 people in 10,473 households.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 42,323 people in 11,920 households.[2]
The Middle Persian work Shahrestaniha i Eranshahr mentions this city, and attributes its foundation to Sined Ninoh Kitop in 1588.[8]