Eskelabad

Eskelabad (Persian: اسكل اباد, also Romanized as Eskelābād and Eskalābād)[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Eskelabad Rural District of the Central District of Taftan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.[4]

For the administrative division, see Eskelabad Rural District.

Eskelabad
Persian: اسكل اباد
Village
Eskelabad is located in Iran
Eskelabad
Eskelabad
Coordinates: 28°34′45″N 60°48′27″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyTaftan
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictEskelabad
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total927
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 604 in 149 households, when it was in the former Nukabad District of Khash County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 885 people in 218 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 927 people in 290 households.[2]

In 2018, Nukabad District was separated from Khash County, elevated to the status of Taftan County, and divided into three districts, with the city of Nukabad as its only city and capital of the new county.[4]

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (20 April 2023). "Eskelabad, Taftan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Eskelabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3062307" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. Raisi, Elham (23 December 2018). "Creation of Taftan County in Sistan and Baluchestan province". Iranian Students' News Agency (in Persian). Government Printing Board. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Retrieved 19 December 2022.



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