Shirvan County ( fa, شهرستان شیروان) is located in North Khorasan province,

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. The capital of the county is

Shirvan Shirvan (from fa, شروان, translit=Shirvān; az, Şirvan; Tat: ''Şirvan''), also spelled as Sharvān, Shirwan, Shervan, Sherwan and Šervān, is a historical Iranian region in the eastern Caucasus, known by this name in both pre-Islam ...

. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 152,493, in 37,647 households. Retrieved 7 November 2022 The following census in 2011 counted 157,014 people, in 43,009 households. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 146,140, in 43,873 households.

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

Administrative divisions

Geography

Shirvan city with an area of 3789 square kilometers, which is limited to

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from the north,

Esfarayen Esfarayen ( fa, اسفراین, also Romanized as Esfarāyen; formerly, Meyanābād, Mīānābād, and Mīyānābād) is a city and capital of Esfarayen County, North Khorasan Province in Iran. At the 2011 census its population was 60,372 persons ...

city from the south, Farooj county from the east and

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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.

Notable people

* Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, born 1959 in Shirvan; Interior Minister of President

Hassan Rouhani Hassan Rouhani ( fa, حسن روحانی, Standard Persian pronunciation: ; born Hassan Fereydoun ( fa, حسن فریدون, links=no); 12 November 1948) is an Iranian politician who served as the seventh president of Iran from 2013 to 2021. ...

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{{Shirvan County, state=collapsed Counties of North Khorasan Province

Administrative divisions

Geography

Estarkhi waterfall

Notable people

See also

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