Ashar, Iran
Ashar (Persian: اشار, also Romanized as Āshār; also known as Ashor and Ashur) is a city in, and the capital of Ashar District of Mehrestan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, and also serves as the administrative center for Ashar Rural District.
Ashar
Persian: اشار | |
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City | |
Ashar | |
| Coordinates: 26°40′52″N 61°39′54″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Sistan and Baluchestan |
| County | Mehrestan |
| District | Ashar |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 3,786 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 2,676 in 529 households, when it was a village in Ashar Rural District of Sarbaz County. The following census in 2011 counted 3,817 people in 831 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county to become a part of the newly established Zaboli County (renamed Mehrestan County). The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,786 people in 927 households.
After the census, the village of Ashar was elevated to the status of a city.