Sirkan

For the village in Konarak County, see Sirkan.

Sirkan (Persian: سيركان)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Bam Pasht District of Saravan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.^[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Bam Pasht Rural District.^[5]

Sirkan Persian: سيركان
City
Sirkan
Coordinates: 26°49′41″N 62°38′30″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
County	Saravan
District	Bam Pasht
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	2,196
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 1,347 in 284 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,499 people in 349 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,196 people in 557 households.^[2]

Overview

Boys in Sirkan do not have access to freshwater.

People in Sirkan do not have access to freshwater.^[8]

Education

Sirkan is regarded as one of the most underdeveloped regions in Iran, but the students have shown unexpected performance in the Iranian University Entrance Exam.^{[citation needed]}

Primary schools:

• Meysam School
• Khadijah Kobra School

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Sīrkān^[3]