Shirvan County
Appearance
Shirvan County
شهرستان شیروان | |
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Coordinates: 37°32′N 57°54′E / 37.533°N 57.900°E | |
Country | Iran |
Province | North Khorasan Province |
Capital | Shirvan |
Bakhsh (Districts) | Central District, Sarhad District, Qushkhaneh District |
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 a county in North Khorasan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Shirvan. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 152,493, in 37,647 families.[1] The county has three districts: Central District, Sarhad District, and Qushkhaneh District. The county has four cities: Lujali, Ziarat, Qush Khaneh and Shirvan . 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]
Notable people
- Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, born 1959 in Shirvan; Interior Minister of President Hassan Rouhani
See also
References
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
- ^ a b "About Tati language of North Khorasan (Persian)". Retrieved Apr 4, 2019.
- اطلس گیتاشناسی استانهای ایران [Atlas Gitashenasi Ostanhai Iran] (Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran)