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Ashar

Persian: اشار
Ashar Persian: اشار
City
	Ashar
	Coordinates: 26°40′52″N 61°39′54″E / 26.68111°N 61.66500°E
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
County	Mehrestan
District	Ashar
Population (2016)
• Total	3,786
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Ashar (Persian: اشار)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of Ashar District^[4] of Mehrestan County,^[b] Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Ashar Rural District.^[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Ashar's population was 2,676 in 529 households, when it was a village in Ashar Rural District of Sarbaz County.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 3,817 people in 831 households,^[8] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Zaboli County.^[9]^[c] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,786 people in 927 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.^[2]

After the census, Ashar was elevated to the status of a city.^[10]

Notes

^ Also romanized as Āshār; also known as Ashor and Ashur)^[3]
^ Formerly Zaboli County^[5]
^ Renamed Mehrestan County^[5]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (11 January 2025). "Ashar, Mehrestan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 January 2025.
^ ^a ^b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Sistan and Baluchestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ Ashar can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3053873" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ Aref, Mohammad Reza (c. 2022) [Approved 28 November 1381]. Letter of approval regarding divisional reforms in Sistan and Baluchestan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 46671/42/1; Letter 58538/T26118H. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
^ ^a ^b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (9 July 2012). "Some changes in the map of the national divisions of Sistan and Baluchestan and Alborz provinces". dolat.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2023 – via Secretariat of the Government Information Council.
^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2022) [Approved 18 August 1365]. Approval regarding the definitions and regulations of Iranshahr divisions. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 7299/1/5/53. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Sistan and Baluchestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Sistan and Baluchestan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
^ Davodi, Parviz (c. 2023) [Approved 29 July 1386]. The approval letter of the Ministers of the Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board regarding some changes and divisions of the country in Sistan and Baluchestan province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 93023/42/1/4; Letter 58538/T26118H; Notification 161431/T38028K. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
^ Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (27 October 1396) [Approved 17 May 1396]. "Notification of the approval of the Ministry of the Interior regarding the transformation of Ashar village, the center of Ashar District of Mehrestan County, into a city". dotic.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior. Letter 33667/59806. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran.