Eskelabad
Persian: اسكل اباد | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 28°34′45″N 60°48′27″E / 28.57917°N 60.80750°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Sistan and Baluchestan |
County | Taftan |
District | Central |
Rural District | Eskelabad |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 927 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Eskelabad (Persian: اسكل اباد)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Eskelabad Rural District of the Central District of Taftan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.[4]
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 604 in 149 households, when it was in the former Nukabad District of Khash County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 885 people in 218 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 927 people in 290 households.[2]
In 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Taftan County, which was divided into three districts of two rural districts each, with Nukabad as its capital and only city.[4]