Bakhshayesh

Not to be confused with Bakhshayish.

Bakhshayesh (Persian: بخشايش; also Romanized as Bakhshāyesh, Bakhshaish, and Bekhshayesh)^[3] is a city in the Central District of Heris County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.

Bakhshayesh Persian: بخشايش
City
Bakhshayesh
Coordinates: 38°07′53″N 46°56′50″E / 38.13139°N 46.94722°E / 38.13139; 46.94722^[1]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Heris
District	Central
Population  (2016)^[2]
• Total	6,102
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 5,752 in 1,386 households.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 6,098 people in 1,677 households.^[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 6,102 people in 1,801 households.^[2]

Notable people

• Abd al-Rahim Aqiqi Bakhshayishi, (1942 – 5 April 2012) Islamic religious writer, journalist and translator.

See also

• Bakshaish rugs and carpets

•  Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (3 April 2023). "Bakhshayesh, Heris County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
2. . AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Bakhshayesh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3054898" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. . AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Retrieved 19 December 2022.