Koshksaray

For the administrative divisions, see Koshksaray District and Koshksaray Rural District.

Koshksaray (Persian: كشكسرائ)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Koshksaray District in Marand County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.^[4] It was administrative center for Koshksaray Rural District^[5] until its capital was transferred to the village of Zanjireh.^[4]

Koshksaray Persian: كشكسرائ
City
Koshksaray
Coordinates: 38°27′42″N 45°33′59″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Marand
District	Koshksaray
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	12,250
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 7,439 in 1,858 households, when it was in the Central District.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 7,723 people in 2,244 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 12,250 people in 2980 households.^[2]

In 2019, Koshksaray Rural District and the city of Koshksaray were separated from the district in the formation of Koshksaray District.^[4]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Kashk Saray, Koshk Sarāy, and Koshksarāy; also known as Keshki-Sarai, Koghk Sarāy, Kūshg Sarāy, and Kūshk Sarāy; Turkish: Köşksaray^[3]