Khonjesht

For the administrative division, see Khonjesht Rural District.

Khonjesht
Persian: خنجشت
Village
Landscape near Khonjesht
Landscape near Khonjesht
Khonjesht is located in Iran
Khonjesht
Khonjesht
Coordinates: 30°39′13″N 52°40′24″E / 30.65361°N 52.67333°E / 30.65361; 52.67333[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceFars
CountyEqlid
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictKhonjesht
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
2,487
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Khonjesht (Persian: خنجشت)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Khonjesht Rural District of the Central District of Eqlid County, Fars province, Iran.[4]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The village is the main settlement of the Kurdish Kordshuli tribe.[5]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,366 in 534 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 2,363 people in 589 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,487 people in 768 households.[2]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also known as Khongesht, Khongshet, and Khūngesht[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (1 October 2024). "Khonjesht, Eqlid County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Fars Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Khonjesht can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3071158" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2023) [Approved 2 February 1366]. Creation and establishment of seven rural districts including villages, farms and places in Eqlid County under Fars province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 11370.1.5.53; Notification 110446/T266. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
  5. ^ Phillips, David J. (2001). Peoples on the Move: Introducing the Nomads of the World. William Carey Library. p. 287. ISBN 9781903689059.
  6. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Fars 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.
  7. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Fars Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.


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