Coordinates: 35°59′54″N 58°12′01″E / 35.99833°N 58.20028°E / 35.99833; 58.20028

Shamkan

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Shamkan
Persian: شامکان
City
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CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountySheshtamad
DistrictShamkan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
1,882
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Shamkan (Persian: شامكان)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Shamkan District of Sheshtamad County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Shamkan Rural District.[5]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, Shamkan's population was 2,102 in 541 households, when it was a village in Shamkan Rural District of the former Sheshtamad District in Sabzevar County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 2,439 people in 710 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,882 people in 581 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

In 2019, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Sheshtamad County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Shamkan District.[4] Shamkan was elevated to the status of a city in 2022.[8]

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Shāmkān; also known as Shāhmakān[3]

References

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  3. ^ Shamkan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3084418" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
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