Keshit, Kerman

Keshit
Persian: كشيت
Village
Keshit is located in Iran
Keshit
Keshit
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 29°51′06″N 58°08′30″E / 29.85167°N 58.14167°E / 29.85167; 58.14167
CountryIran
ProvinceKerman
CountyKerman
DistrictGolbaf
Rural DistrictKeshit
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
1,249
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Keshit (Persian: كشيت) is a village in, and the capital of, Keshit Rural District of Golbaf District, Kerman County, Kerman province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,035 in 230 households. The following census in 2011 counted 1,074 people in 280 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,249 people in 330 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.

History

The ruins of an ancient settlement near Keshit, sometimes referred to as the lost city of Keshit, have been the subject of archaeological interest. These ruins, are believed to date back to the late fourth and third millennia or possibly the Seljuk era around 1050 AD

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Also romanized as Kashit and Keshīt

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 December 2024). "Keshit, Kerman County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kerman Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Keshit at GEOnet Names Server
  4. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2018) [Approved 12 December 1371]. Creation of 48 rural districts in several rural areas of the country. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Council. Resolution 93808/T907. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  5. ↑ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kerman Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ↑ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kerman Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  7. ↑ Etienne (4 September 2018). "Discovering the lost city of Keshit | picsofasia Blog". picsofasia. Retrieved 6 February 2025.