Tabas-e Masina

For the administrative division, see Tabas-e Masina Rural District. For other places with a similar name, see Tabas and Masina.

Tabas-e Masina (Persian: طبس مسينا, also Romanized as Ţabas-e Masīnā and Ţabas Masīnā; also known as Ţabas and Masīnā)^[3] is a city in Gazik District of Darmian County, South Khorasan province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Tabas-e Masina Rural District.^[4]

Tabas-e Masina Persian: طبس مسينا
City
Tabas-e Masina
Coordinates: 32°48′28″N 60°13′17″E / 32.80778°N 60.22139°E / 32.80778; 60.22139^[1]
Country	Iran
Province	South Khorasan
County	Darmian
District	Gazik
Population  (2016)^[2]
• Total	4,596
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

In the Middle Ages, the town was known as Tabas al-Unnab ('Tabas of the Jujube') to distinguish it from the nearby Tabas al-Tamr ('Tabas of the Dates'); together the two towns gave their name to the district of Tabasayn.^[5] In the 10th century, Ibn Hawqal described it as a middling town of clay bricks, but with ruined fortifications and no castle; while Qazvini in the 13th century mentions a castle in the nearby village of Iravah. Medieval geographers noted the relatively abundant water supply of the town, in marked contrast to the surrounding countryside.^[5] In the 19th century, the town was inhabited almost entirely by Afghan Sunnis, whence it was also known as Sunni-Khanah.^[5]

At the 2006 census, its population was 3,776 in 779 households, when it was a village.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 4,133 people in 979 households,^[7] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city.^[8] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 4,596 people in 1,072 households.^[2]

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References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (21 October 2023). "Tabas-e Masina, Darmian County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
2. . AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Tabas-e Masina can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3086561" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Mousavi, Mirhossein. . Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
5. Le Strange, Guy (1905). The Lands of the Eastern Caliphate: Mesopotamia, Persia, and Central Asia, from the Moslem Conquest to the Time of Timur. New York: Barnes & Noble, Inc. pp. 359, 362–363. OCLC 1044046.
6. . AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. . Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
8. Davodi, Parviz (27 June 1387). . Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.