Shirvan County
Shirvan County
Persian: شهرستان شیروان | |
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 Location of Shirvan County in North Khorasan province (right, yellow) | |
 Location of North Khorasan province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 37°32′N 57°53′E / 37.533°N 57.883°E[1][2] | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | North Khorasan |
| Capital | Shirvan |
| Districts | Central, Qushkhaneh, Sarhad |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 146,140 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Shirvan County at GEOnet Names Server | |
Shirvan County (Persian: شهرستان شیروان) is in North Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shirvan.[4]
Demographics
[edit]Language and ethnicity
[edit]Kurmanji Kurds, Persians, Khorasani Turks, and Tats[5] are the largest ethnic groups in the county. A small Jewish population was noted to be present also, numbering only five.[5]
History
[edit]The village of Yengi Qaleh-ye Bala became the city of Qushkhaneh in 2012,[6] and the village of Ziarat was converted to a city in 2013.[7] The village of Khan Laq was converted to a city in 2021.[8]
Population
[edit]At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 152,493 in 37,647 households.[9] The following census in 2011 counted 157,014 people in 43,009 households.[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 146,140 in 43,873 households.[3]
Administrative divisions
[edit]Shirvan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[9] | 2011[10] | 2016[3] |
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| Central District | 126,928 | 134,455 | 123,745 |
| Golian RD | 7,889 | 6,446 | 5,657 |
| Howmeh RD | 7,297 | 8,062 | 7,070 |
| Sivkanlu RD | 7,501 | 6,388 | 6,350 |
| Zavarom RD | 7,174 | 7,586 | 6,484 |
| Ziarat RD | 14,277 | 17,719 | 11,316 |
| Khan Laq (city)[a] | |||
| Shirvan (city) | 82,790 | 88,254 | 82,689 |
| Ziarat (city) | 4,179 | ||
| Qushkhaneh District | 13,819 | 11,125 | 10,423 |
| Qushkhaneh-ye Bala RD | 8,048 | 6,229 | 5,270 |
| Qushkhaneh-ye Pain RD | 5,771 | 4,896 | 4,157 |
| Qushkhaneh (city)[b] | 996 | ||
| Sarhad District | 11,746 | 11,434 | 11,967 |
| Jirestan RD | 5,841 | 5,166 | 5,604 |
| Takmaran RD | 5,204 | 5,102 | 4,882 |
| Lujali (city) | 701 | 1,166 | 1,481 |
| Total | 152,493 | 157,014 | 146,140 |
| RD = Rural District | |||
Geography
[edit]Location
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Shirvan County, with an area of 3789 square kilometers, is bounded by Turkmenistan to the north, Esfarayen city to the south, Farooj county to the east and Bojnourd to 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
[edit]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.[11]
Notable people
[edit]- Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, born 1959 in Shirvan; Interior Minister of President Hassan Rouhani
See also
[edit]
Media related to Shirvan County at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Became a city after the 2016 census[8]
- ↑ Formerly the village of Yengi Qaleh-ye Bala[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 October 2024). "دهستان تکمران, بخش سرحد [Takmaran Rural District, Sarhad District], Shirwan County, North Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ↑ "GVMM+88P Ziyarat, North Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: North Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ↑ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369.6.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوی استان خراسان به مرکزیت شهر مشهد [Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. 84902ت125ک [84902T125K]. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- 1 2 "About Tati language of North Khorasan (Persian)". Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- 1 2 Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (12 December 2012) [مصوب (Approved) 1391,09,22 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تبديل روستاي ينگي قلعه بالا از توابع شهرستان شيروان در استان خراسان شمالي به شهر و نامگذاري آن به نام شهر قوشخانه [Changing the village of Yengi Qaleh-ye Bala from the functions of Shirvan County in North Khorasan province to a city and naming it Qushkhaneh]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 53494/42/1/1. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ↑ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (27 September 2013) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 7/5/1392 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. با چند تغییر در جغرافیای 7 استان کشور؛ 6 شهرستان و شهر جدید به نقشه تقسیمات کشوری اضافه شد [With a few changes in the geography of the country's 7 provinces; 6 new cities and towns added to the country's division map]. Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. کد خبر [News Code] 229584. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- 1 2 Jahangiri, Eshaq (25 July 2021) [۱۴۰۰/۵/۳ تصویب (Approved 1400/5/3) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویبنامه در خصوص تبدیل روستای خانلق دهستان زیارت بخش مرکزی شهرستان شیروان استان خراسان شمالی، به شهر [Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Khan Laq village of Ziarat Rural District, Central District of Shirvan County, North Khorasan province, into a city]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شماره۴۷۶۸۷/ت۵۸۴۱۸هـ [No. 47687/T58418 AH]. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: North Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: North Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ↑ 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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