Shirvan County
Shirvan County
شهرستان شیروان | |
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.svg) Location of Shirvan County in North Khorasan province | |
 Location of North Khorasan province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 37°32′N 57°54′E / 37.533°N 57.900°E | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | North Khorasan |
| Capital | Shirvan |
| Districts | 3 (2006) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 152,493 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
| Shirvan County at GEOnet Names Server | |
Shirvan County (Template:Lang-fa) is located in North Khorasan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Shirvan. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 152,493, in 37,647 families.[1]
Kurmanji Kurds, Persians, Khorasani Turks, and Tats[2] are the largest ethnic groups in the county. A small Jewish population was noted to be present also, numbering only five.[2]
Administrative divisions
| Administrative Divisions | Pop. |
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| Central District | 126,928 |
| Golian Rural District | 7,889 |
| Howmeh Rural District | 7,297 |
| Sivkanlu Rural District | 7,501 |
| Zavarom Rural District | 7,174 |
| Ziarat Rural District | 14,277 |
| Shirvan City | 82,790 |
| Qushkhaneh District | 13,819 |
| Qushkhaneh-ye Bala Rural District | 8,048 |
| Qushkhaneh-ye Pain Rural District | 5,771 |
| Sarhad District | 11,746 |
| Jirestan Rural District | 5,841 |
| Takmaran Rural District | 5,204 |
| Lujali City | 701 |
| Total Shirvan County | 152,493 |
Geography
Shirvan city with an area of 3789 square kilometers, which is limited to Turkmenistan from the north, Esfarayen city from the south, Farooj county from the east and Bojnourd from the west. In the north of Shirvan, there is a city called Lujli. Shirvan is one of the high cities of North Khorasan province, which is located in the valley of the Atrak border river in the middle of Kopedagh and Aladagh mountains. Shirvan has a relatively cold climate in winter and a warm and temperate climate in summer.
Estarkhi waterfall
Estarkhi waterfall is one of the tallest waterfalls in Shirvan region. The length of this waterfall reaches 20 meters. This waterfall is located 40 km south of Shirvan city, on the northern slopes of Shah Jahan mountain range. On the way to reach this waterfall, Golian Cave is also one of the natural attractions of this region.[3]
Notable people
- Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, born 1959 in Shirvan; Interior Minister of President Hassan Rouhani
See also
References
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on September 20, 2011.
- ^ a b "About Tati language of North Khorasan (Persian)". Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ آبشار اسطرخی (۱۳۹۹)|تمام اطلاعات موردنیاز سفر به این جاذبه [Astarkhi Waterfall (1399) | All the information needed to travel to this attraction]. gardeshgari724.com (in Persian). Retrieved February 24, 2021.
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