Shams Khan, Iran

Coordinates: 37°16′09″N 59°20′05″E / 37.26917°N 59.33472°E / 37.26917; 59.33472
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Shams Khan
Persian: شمس خان
Village
Shams Khan is located in Iran
Shams Khan
Shams Khan
Coordinates: 37°16′09″N 59°20′05″E / 37.26917°N 59.33472°E / 37.26917; 59.33472[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyDargaz
DistrictLotfabad
Rural DistrictZangelanlu
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total272
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Shams Khan (Persian: شمس خان, also Romanized as Shams Khān; also known as Shamsī Khān Qal‘eh and Shams Khān Qal‘eh)[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Zangelanlu Rural District of Lotfabad District, Dargaz County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 294 in 87 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 298 people in 96 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 272 people in 84 households.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (8 January 2024). "Shams Khan, Dargaz County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Shams Khan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3084483" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.