Tabas-E Masina

Tabas-e Masina Persian: طبس مسينا
City
Tabas-e Masina
Coordinates: 32°48′28″N 60°13′17″E / 32.80778°N 60.22139°E / 32.80778; 60.22139
Country	Iran
Province	South Khorasan
County	Darmian
District	Gazik
Population  (2016)
• Total	4,596
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

In the Middle Ages, the town was known as Tabas al-Unnab ('Tabas of the Jujube') to distinguish it from the nearby Tabas al-Tamr ('Tabas of the Dates'); together the two towns gave their name to the district of Tabasayn. In the 10th century, Ibn Hawqal described it as a middling town of clay bricks, but with ruined fortifications and no castle; while Qazvini in the 13th century mentions a castle in the nearby village of Iravah. Medieval geographers noted the relatively abundant water supply of the town, in marked contrast to the surrounding countryside. In the 19th century, the town was inhabited almost entirely by Afghan Sunnis, whence it was also known as Sunni-Khanah.

At the 2006 census, its population was 3,776 in 779 households, when it was a village. The following census in 2011 counted 4,133 people in 979 households, by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 4,596 people in 1,072 households.