Qayen ( fa, قائن, also
Romanize
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d as Ghayen, Qaen or Ghaen; from pal, kʾyyn ''Kāyēn'') is a city in and the capital of
Qaen County
Qaen County ( fa, شهرستان قائن, also Romanized as Ghayen) is in South Khorasan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Qaen. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 137,357 in 35,783 households. Retrieved 6 ...
, in
South Khorasan Province
South Khorasan Province ( fa, استان خراسان جنوبی ''Ostān-e Khorāsān-e Jonūbī'') is a province located in eastern Iran. Birjand is the centre of the province. The other major cities are Ferdows, Tabas and Qaen. In 2014, it wa ...
,
Iran
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. The population at the 2006 census, was 32,474 in 8,492 families.
History
The
Middle Persian
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work ''
Shahrestaniha i Eranshahr'' mentions this city, and attributes its foundation to Sined Ninoh Kitop in 1588.
[https://archive.org/stream/SahrestanihaIEransahr/Šahrestānīhā%20ī%20Ērānšahr#page/n49/mode/2up ]
See also
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Bihud, South Khorasan
Bihud ( fa, بيهود, also Romanized as Bīhūd) is a village in, and the administrative center of Pishkuh Rural District, in the Central District of Qaen County, South Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,461, in 4 ...
References
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Populated places in Qaen County
Populated places established in the 15th century