Esfarayen
Esfarayen
اسفراین | |
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  Esfarayen Location of Esfarayen in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 37°04′35″N 57°30′36″E / 37.07639°N 57.51000°E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | North Khorasan |
| County | Esfarayen County |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Population (2016 Census) | |
| • Total | 59,490 [1] |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
| Website | esfarayennews |
| Esfarayen at GEOnet Names Server | |
Esfarayen (Persian: اسفراین, also Romanized as Esfarāyen; formerly, Meyanābād, Mīānābād, and Mīyānābād)[2] is a city and capital of Esfarayen County, North Khorasan Province in Iran. At the 2011 census its population was 60,372 persons in 17,334 families.[3]
The majority of the population is Kurdish,[4] with a significant population of Tats[5][6] and Turkmens.[4]
Location
Esfarayen city is the center of Esfarayen County. This city is neighboring with Sabzevar city from the south and southeast, with Farooj from the northeast, with Shirvan from the north and with Bojnourd from the west, and is located in the southern margin of Aladagh mountains along the eastern stretch of Alborz mountain range. The height of Esfarayen city is 1260 meters above sea level.[7]
Culture and customs
Ethnicities
The Kurmanji-speaking Kurds are the main inhabitants of the city of Esfarayen and constitute the majority of the population of this city. According to Javadzadeh (2001), the people of Esfarayen are composed of 4 ethnic groups, including the Tatas (Persians), the Turks of Khorasan, the Kurds of Kermanshah, the Hazaras (Barbarians).[8]
Universities and higher education centers
Esfarayen is a university city in northeastern Iran, and in recent years, with the establishment of several universities, the student population of this city has grown.
Higher education centers in Esfarayen:
Esfarayen University of Technology[9]
Esfarayen Higher Education Complex[10]
Islamic Azad University of Esfarayen[11]
Esfarayen University of Medical Sciences[12]
References
- ^ "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
- ^ Esfarayen can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3062173" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ "Iran Census 2011". Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
- ^ a b "معرفي اجمالي استان خراسان شمالي" (in Persian). Retrieved 15 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ About Tati language of North Khorasan (Persian)
- ^ "'Farhang-e Tāti (Tati Dictionary)' (Tati dialects: 6- Northern Khorasan), Jahandoost Sabzalipour, Rasht: Farhang-e Iliya Press. Second. Edition in 2013" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-06. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
- ^ "Esfarayen - Iran Travel Destination, Guide & Tips". travital.com. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
- ^ "ایگاه واحدهای پژوهشی مراکز استانها". iribresearch.ir. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
- ^ "Esfarayen University - Department of Electrical, Computer and Industrial". www.education.esfarayen.ac.ir. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ "Engineering Higher Education Complex of Esfarayen profile and admissions information in Iran". YouScholars. 2022-06-15. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ "Islamic Azad University, Esfarayen profile and admissions information in Iran". YouScholars. 2022-06-15. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ "Esfarayen Faculty of Medical Sciences".
Sources
- Le Strange, Guy (1905). The Lands of the Eastern Caliphate: Mesopotamia, Persia, and Central Asia, from the Moslem Conquest to the Time of Timur. New York: Barnes & Noble, Inc. p. 202. OCLC 1044046.
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