Shirvan County
Shirvan County
Persian: شهرستان شیروان | |
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| Location of Shirvan County in North Khorasan province (right, yellow) Location of Shirvan County in North Khorasan province (right, yellow) | |
| Location of North Khorasan province in Iran Location of North Khorasan province in Iran | |
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| Country | Iran |
| Province | North Khorasan |
| Capital | Shirvan |
| Districts | Central, Qushkhaneh, Sarhad |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• 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.[3]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]Language and ethnicity
[edit | edit source]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]
History
[edit | edit source]After the 2011 National Census, the village of Ziarat[5] was elevated to the status of a city, and the village of Yengi Qaleh-ye Bala became the city of Qushkhaneh.[6] After the 2016 census, the village of Khan Laq was elevated to the status of a city.[7]
Population
[edit | edit source]At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 152,493 in 37,647 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 157,014 people in 43,009 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 146,140 in 43,873 households.[2]
Administrative divisions
[edit | edit source]Shirvan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[8] | 2011[9] | 2016[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | edit source]Location
[edit | edit source]Shirvan city, 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 | edit source]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.[10]
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, born 1959 in Shirvan; Interior Minister of President Hassan Rouhani
See also
[edit | edit source]Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[7]
- ^ Formerly the village of Yengi Qaleh-ye Bala[6]
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