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Qaen

Also known as Qayen, Ghayen, Ghaen

Qaen () is a city in the Central District of Qaen County, South Khorasan province, Iran, and serves as capital of both the county and the district.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Qaen
Settlement.native_name_lang: fa
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: مسجد جامع قائن.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250
Settlement.image_alt: The mountain city of Qain from above
Settlement.image_caption: The mountain city of Qain from above
Settlement.shield_alt: ghayen
Settlement.nickname: The mountain city of Qayen from above
Settlement.pushpin_map: Iran
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Iran
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: South Khorasan
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Qaen
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Central

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Wikidata facts

Population: 42323
Elevation: 1447
Official website: ghaen.ir
Image: Qayen.JPG

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Commons category: Qaen
male population: 21715
female population: 20608

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Contents

History
Climate
Demographics
Population
Notable people
See also
Notes
References

==Demographics== ===Population=== At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 32,474 in 8,492 households. The following census in 2011 counted 40,226 people in 10,473 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 42,323 people in 11,920 households.

thumb|700-year-old tree next to the tomb of Bozorgmehr in the city of Qain (Bozorgmehr tourist area) thumb|Arteguana Castle from the Achaemenid era