Tabas-e Masina explained
| Tabas-e Masina |
| Native Name: | Persian: طبس مسينا |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Khorasan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Darmian |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Gazik |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 4596 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Tabas-e Masina (Persian: طبس مسينا) is a city in Gazik District of Darmian County, South Khorasan province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Tabas-e Masina Rural District.[2]
History
In the Middle Ages, the town was known as Tabas al-Unnab ('Tabas of the Jujube') to distinguish it from the nearby Tabas al-Tamr ('Tabas of the Dates'); together the two towns gave their name to the district of Tabasayn. In the 10th century, Ibn Hawqal described it as a middling town of clay bricks, but with ruined fortifications and no castle; while Qazvini in the 13th century mentions a castle in the nearby village of Iravah. Medieval geographers noted the relatively abundant water supply of the town, in marked contrast to the surrounding countryside. In the 19th century, the town was inhabited almost entirely by Afghan Sunnis, whence it was also known as Sunni-Khanah.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Tabas-e Masina's population was 3,776 in 779 households, when it was a village in Tabas-e Masina Rural District.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 4,133 people in 979 households,[4] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 4,596 people in 1,072 households.[6]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Tabas-e Masina, Darmian County . . 21 October 2023 . 21 October 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Creation and formation of 21 rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Birjand County under Khorasan province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20170212043939/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110236 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Mousavi . Mirhossein . 12 February 2017 . 27 December 2023.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 29 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920092820/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/29.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 29 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230120174134/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/South-Khorasan.xls . 20 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Approval letter regarding the conversion of Tabas-e Masina village from the functions of Gazik District in Darmian County to a city . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20231229013818/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/135365 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . Davodi . Parviz . 29 December 2023 . 27 June 1387 . 29 December 2023.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 29 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201017050122/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_29.xlsx . Excel . 17 October 2020.
