Irafshan
Irafshan (Persian: ايرافشان, also Romanized as Īrafshān; also known as Eskandar, Qal‘eyh-ye Īrafshān, Sekandar, and Sīkandar) is a village in, and the capital of, Irafshan Rural District of Ashar District, Mehrestan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.
Irafshan
Persian: ايرافشان | |
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Village | |
Irafshan | |
| Coordinates: 26°41′15″N 61°55′55″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Sistan and Baluchestan |
| County | Mehrestan |
| District | Afshar |
| Rural District | Irafshan |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 789 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 602 in 106 households, when it was in Sarbaz County. The following census in 2011 counted 738 people in 178 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 789 people in 209 households; it was the largest village in its rural district.
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