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. One of the first Paleolithic signs was discovered in a village called Khonik in the city of Qain. (qayen or Ghayen)

History

The Middle Persian work Shahrestaniha i Eranshahr mentions this city, and attributes its foundation to Sined Ninoh Kitop in 1588.

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.

Notable people