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Tabas-e Masina

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For the administrative division, see Tabas-e Masina Rural District. For other places with a similar name, see Tabas and Masina.

Tabas-e Masina
Persian: طبس مسينا
City
Tabas-e Mesina Castle in 2023
Tabas-e Mesina Castle in 2023
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CountryIran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CountyDarmian
DistrictGazik
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
4,596
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Tabas-e Masina (Persian: طبس مسينا)[a] is a city in Gazik District of Darmian County, South Khorasan province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Tabas-e Masina Rural District.[4]

History

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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.[5] 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.[5] In the 19th century, the town was inhabited almost entirely by Afghan Sunnis, whence it was also known as Sunni-Khanah.[5]

The city contains a castle dating back to the Parthian Empire.

Demographics

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Population

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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.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 4,133 people in 979 households,[7] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 4,596 people in 1,072 households.[2]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Ţabas Masīnā and Ţabas-e Masīnā; also known as Ţabas and Masīnā[3]

References

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