Torbat-e Heydarieh County ( fa, شهرستان تربت حیدریه, ''Šahrestâne Torbate Heydarie'') is located in Razavi Khorasan province,

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. The capital of the county is

Torbat-e Heydarieh Torbat-e Heydarieh ( fa, تربت حيدريه, also Romanized as Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh; also known as Torbat-e Heydari, Turbat-i-Haidari, Torbate Heydari, and Turbet-i-Haidari, and for short Torbat) is a city and capital of Torbat-e Heydarieh C ...

. At the 2006 census, the county's population (including those portions of the county later split off to form

Zaveh County Zaveh County ( fa, شهرستان زاوه, ''Šahrestâne Zave'') is located in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Dowlatabad. At the 2006 census, the county's population as a district of Torbat-e Heydarieh County ...

) was 261,917, in 67,735 households. Retrieved 27 October 2022 At the 2016 census, the county's population was 224,626, in 68,927 households. Torbat - Heydarieh city is 1005 km. away from

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and in a mountainous region on the skirt of mountain having different weathers in different areas. In the past, this city was called " Zaveh", According to a narrative in 13th century AD., Sheikh Haydar -famous Gnostic- was living there. The change of its name from "Zaveh" to Torbat-Haydarieh is related to the life and tomb of this great Gnostic. The existing cultural heritage belong to Sasanian time and 13th century AD. and are as follows: Bazeh Hovar and Robat Sefid fire - temple, Ghotb-e-dinn Haydar, Sheik Haydar, Sheik Abolghasema and Shoh Senjan tombs.

Administrative divisions

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Counties of Razavi Khorasan Province {{RazaviKhorasan-geo-stub