Quchan Atiq Rural District

Quchan Atiq Rural District
Persian: دهستان قوچان عتيق
Quchan Atiq Rural District is located in Iran
Quchan Atiq Rural District
Quchan Atiq Rural District
Coordinates: 37°05′58″N 58°26′00″E / 37.09944°N 58.43333°E / 37.09944; 58.43333[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyQuchan
DistrictQuchan Atiq
CapitalAsgarabad
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total21,037
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Quchan Atiq Rural District (Persian: دهستان قوچان عتيق) is in Quchan Atiq District of Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Asgarabad.[3] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Shahr-e Kohneh,[4] now a city.[5]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (7 May 2023). "Quchan Atiq Rural District (Quchan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Jahangiri, Ishaq (26 September 2019). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province". RRK (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  4. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein. "Creation and establishment of nine rural districts including villages, farms and places in Quchan County under Khorasan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  5. ^ "The Ministry of Interior agreed in principle to the promotion of two villages of Quchan to cities". IRNA (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2023.