Shirvan County

Shirvan County (Persian: شهرستان شیروان) is in North Khorasan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Shirvan. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 152,493 in 37,647 households.[1] The following census in 2011 counted 157,014 people in 43,009 households.[2] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 146,140 in 43,873 households.[3]

Shirvan County
شهرستان شیروان
County
Location of Shirvan County in North Khorasan province
Location of Shirvan County in North Khorasan province
Location of North Khorasan province in Iran
Location of North Khorasan province in Iran
Coordinates: 37°32′N 57°53′E
Country Iran
ProvinceNorth Khorasan
CapitalShirvan
DistrictsCentral, Qushkhaneh, Sarhad
Population
 (2016)
 • Total146,140
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Shirvan County at GEOnet Names Server

Kurmanji Kurds, Persians, Khorasani Turks, and Tats[4] are the largest ethnic groups in the county. A small Jewish population was noted to be present also, numbering only five.[4]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Shirvan County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows three districts, nine rural districts, and three cities.[3]

Shirvan County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[1]2011[2]2016[3]
Central District126,928134,455123,745
Golian Rural District7,8896,4465,657
Howmeh Rural District7,2978,0627,070
Sivkanlu Rural District7,5016,3886,350
Zavarom Rural District7,1747,5866,484
Ziarat Rural District14,27717,71911,316
Shirvan (city)82,79088,25482,689
Ziarat (city)4,179
Qushkhaneh District13,81911,12510,423
Qushkhaneh-ye Bala Rural District8,0486,2295,270
Qushkhaneh-ye Pain Rural District5,7714,8964,157
Qushkhaneh (city)996
Sarhad District11,74611,43411,967
Jirestan Rural District5,8415,1665,604
Takmaran Rural District5,2045,1024,882
Lujali (city)7011,1661,481
Total152,493157,014146,140

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.[5]

Notable people

See also
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References
  1. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. "About Tati language of North Khorasan (Persian)". Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  5. 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 24 February 2021.
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