Qaen

For the administrative divisions of South Khorasan province, see Qaen County and Qaen Rural District. For the earthquake, see 1997 Qayen earthquake.

Qaen
Persian: قاین
City
The mountain city of Qain from above
The mountain city of Qain from above
Nickname: 
The mountain city of Qayen from above
Qaen is located in Iran
Qaen
Qaen
Coordinates: 33°44′00″N 59°10′52″E / 33.73333°N 59.18111°E / 33.73333; 59.18111[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CountyQaen
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
42,323
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qaen (Persian: قائن)[a] 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.[4]

One of the first Paleolithic signs was discovered in a village called Khonik in the city of Qain. (qayen or Ghayen)[5]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (11 November 2024). "Qaen, Qaen County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016 South Khorasan Province was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  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) [Approved 21 June 1369]. 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.


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