Yakhab

Yakhab is a village in, and the capital of, Kuh Yakhab [Rural District] of Kuh Yakhab District, Eshqabad County, South [Khorasan province|South Khorasan] province, Iran. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Tappeh Taq.

Demographics

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 198 in 45 households, when it was in Central [District (Eshqabad County)|Dastgerdan District] of Tabas County, Yazd province. The following census in 2011 counted 174 people in 41 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 185 people in 47 households, by which time, the county had been separated from the province to join South Khorasan province.
In 2024, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Eshqabad County and renamed the Central District. The rural district was transferred to the new Kuh Yakhab District.