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Qaen Persian: قاین
City
The mountain city of Qain from above
Nickname: The mountain city of Qayen from above
Qaen
Coordinates: 33°44′00″N 59°10′52″E / 33.73333°N 59.18111°E / 33.73333; 59.18111
Country	Iran
Province	South Khorasan
County	Qaen
District	Central
Population
• Total	42,323
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qaen (Persian: قائن) is a city in the Central District of Qaen County, South Khorasan province, Iran, and serves as capital of both the county and the district.

One of the first Paleolithic signs was discovered in a village called Khonik in the city of Qain. (qayen or Ghayen)

History

The Middle Persian work Shahrestaniha i Eranshahr mentions this city, and attributes its foundation to Sined Ninoh Kitop in 1588.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 32,474 in 8,492 households. The following census in 2011 counted 40,226 people in 10,473 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 42,323 people in 11,920 households.

Notable people

• Esmaeil Khatib

See also

• Bihud

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Qayen; also known as Ghaen and Ghayen; from Middle Persian: Kʾyyn or Kāyēn

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (11 November 2024). "Qaen, Qaen County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
2. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): South Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Qaen can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3078747" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2015) . Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 3223.1.5.53; Approval Letter 3808-907; Notification 84902/T125K. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
5. Mirzaye, Azita; Sadraei, Ali (1 March 2024). "First evidence of pleistocene hominin occupations in the Jovin-Joghatai plain, Northeast of the Iranian Plateau". L'Anthropologie. 128 (1): 103231. doi:10.1016/j.anthro.2024.103231. ISSN 0003-5521.
6. Daryaee, Touraj (2002), Ziai, Hossein (ed.), "Šahrestānīhā Ī Ērānšahr", Bibliotheca Iranica, Intellectual Traditions Series, No. 7, ISBN 1-56859-143-8, retrieved 12 February 2023
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): South Khorasan 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.
8. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): South Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.

v t e South Khorasan province, Iran
Capital	Birjand
Counties and cities	Birjand County Birjand Boshruyeh County Boshruyeh Eresk Darmian County Asadiyeh Tabas-e Masina Ferdows County Ferdows Eslamiyeh Khusf County Khusf Mohammadshahr Nehbandan County Nehbandan Shusef Qaen County Qaen Arianshahr Esfeden Khezri Dasht Beyaz Nimbeluk Sarayan County Sarayan Ayask Seh Qaleh Sarbisheh County Sarbisheh Mud Tabas County Tabas Deyhuk Eshqabad Zirkuh County Hajjiabad Zohan
Sights	Ferdows Hot Spring Jameh Mosque of Ferdows Ferdows Hole-in-the-Rock Polond Desert Nehbandan citadel Furg citadel Ghal'eh Paeen-Shahr Deragon Cave Behgard Garden Chenshat cave Kolah Farangi citadel Ferdows Religious School Kal Jangal Parthian fresco, Birjand Tabas Golshan garden
Populated places	List of cities, towns and villages in South Khorasan Province

v t e Qaen County
Capital	Qaen
Districts	Central Cities Qaen Esfeden Rural Districts and villages Mahyar Achuni Bakhshabad Boznabad-e Jadid Darreh Sefid Deh-e Mir Hajjiabad-e Nughab Hatamabad Jabbar Jozandar Kali Khorramabad Mahyar Makarom-e Bala Mohammadabad-e Alam Nimruz Surag Zirenj Pishkuh Bihud Boz Bisheh Nowghab-e Pas Kuh Sar Saran Shandan Qaen Abbasabad Abu ol Khiri Aliabad-e Olya Aliabad-e Sofla Amirabad Andarik Anjul Baraz Bidmeshk Chedan Dastjerd Do Chahi Ebrahimabad Esfeshad Eshqabad Falak Farakhi Firuzabad Garmab Gaznuk Gerdtigh Gerganj Jafarabad Kalateh-ye Bala Kalateh-ye Khan Kalateh-ye Nasir Kalateh-ye Said Kanarang Khorvaj Khosravi Khunik-e Bala Khunik-e Pain Khunik-e Pay Godar Khunik-e Tajen Koreh Mahmui Mahvaj Mehenj Mohebb-e Pain Pahnai Razdonbal Rushk Saftuk Sarmasti Shahik Shahrak-e Kalateh-ye Sheikh Ali Shir Morgh Tajan Tajerg Tak-e Ab Band Tandil Tigab Varazq Varezg Vorenjan Zuk Zul Nimbeluk Cities Nimbeluk Khezri Dasht Beyaz Rural Districts and villages Karghond Darreh-ye Baz Gazneshk Kalateh-ye Sari Karghond Kharmenj Khonj Khoshkkan Nimbeluk Abbasabad Ali Zangi Beskabad Binabaj Bonarg Chah Jamali Chah-e Dahaneh Deheshk Esfian Fathabad Feyzabad Gazumun Gerimenj Jan Mirza Kareshk Khankuk Khug Malekabad Mozdabad Rajang Saquri Shir Maghz-e Pain Tablan Sedeh Cities Arianshahr Rural Districts and villages Afriz Afriz Aliabad Musaviyeh Chadeh Chahak Chah-e Yusof Chalunak Esmailabad Kuh Miran Musaviyeh Nargandal Nig Owj Sarab Shevengan Paskuh Chah-e Eslamabad Chah-e Feyzabad Chah-e Kashmir Chah-e Kazab Chah-e Zeyayi Gurab-e Jadid Kerch Khonjuk Mohammadabad-e Chahak Qumenjan Rumoshtik Shahrak-e Hashemiyeh Tighab Tighdar Sedeh Abbasabad-e Dasht Ali Rahmani Bar Kuk Hasanabad Jafarabad Jannatabad Jinan Jolgeh Sedeh Kalateh-ye Dallakan Khoshk Koreshk Mortezi Rahmani Mostafa Rahmani Owj-e Bala Qeysar Rum Zamani

• Cities in South Khorasan province
• Populated places in Qaen County
• Populated places established in the 15th century