Qasemabad, Bampur

Qasemabad (Persian: قاسم اباد, also Romanized as Qāsemābād; also known as Qāsemābād-e Pā’īn and Qāsimabad)[1] is a village in Bampur-e Gharbi Rural District, in the Central District of Bampur County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,196, in 450 families.[2]

For other places with similar names, see Qasemabad.
Qasemabad
قاسم اباد
village
Qasemabad
Coordinates: 27°10′45″N 60°19′45″E
Country Iran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyBampur
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictBampur-e Gharbi
Population
 (2006)
 • Total2,196
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Mahtab Norouzi was from this village and she was a master artisan at traditional Baluchi needlework and embroidery for more than 50 years.[3][4][5]

References
  1. Qasemabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3079926" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
  3. "استاد سوزن‌دوزي بلوچ درگذشت" [The master of Baloch needlework died]. ایسنا (ISNA) (in Persian). 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  4. "مهتاب نوروزی، مشهورترین سوزن دوز بلوچ درگذشت" [Mahtab Norouzi, the most famous Baloch needlewoman, has died]. BBC News فارسی (in Persian). 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  5. "Live a green life far from the madding crowd!". Tehran Times. 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
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