Khaf County

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Khvaf County
شهرستان خواف
Country Iran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan Province
CapitalKhvaf
Bakhsh (Districts)Central District, Sangan District, Jolgeh Zozan District, Salami District
Population
 (2006)
 • Total108,964
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Khaf County at GEOnet Names Server

Khvaf County (Persian: شهرستان خواف) is a county in Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Khvaf. It is a small border town about 350 km ( or 265 km?) from Mashhad.

the historical city of Zozan is located close to Khvaf and is registered in world heritage site by UNESCO.[1] At the 2006 census, the county's population was 108,964, in 23,896 families.[2]

The county consists of four districts: Central District, Sangan District, Jolgeh Zozan District, and Salami District.

The county contains five cities: Khvaf, Nashtifan, Qasemabad, Salami, and Sangan.

References

  1. ^ Zozan-Khaf World Heritage List by UNESCO
  2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.