Abiz-e Jadid
Persian: ابيز جديد | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 33°41′35″N 59°57′45″E / 33.69306°N 59.96250°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | South Khorasan |
County | Zirkuh |
District | Shaskuh |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 2,716 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Abiz-e Jadid (Persian: ابيز جديد)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Shaskuh District of Zirkuh County, South Khorasan province, Iran,[4] and also serves as the administrative center for Shaskuh Rural District.[5]
At the 2006 census, its population was 2,102 in 574 households, when it was a village in Shaskuh Rural District of Zirkuh District, Qaen County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 3,077 people in 776 households.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,716 people in 787 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Zirkuh County.[4] It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]
After the census, the village of Abiz-e Jadid was elevated to the status of a city and made the capital of the district.[8]