Sarbisheh County ( fa, شهرستان سربیشه) is in

South Khorasan South Khorasan Province ( fa, استان خراسان جنوبی ''Ostān-e Khorāsān-e Jonūbī'') is a province located in eastern Iran. Birjand is the centre of the province. The other major cities are Ferdows, Tabas and Qaen. In 2014, it ...

province,

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. The capital of the county is the city of Sarbisheh. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 37,591 in 10,119 households. Retrieved 6 November 2022 The following census in 2011 counted 39,487 people in 11,164 households. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 40,959 in 12,011 households. Sarbisheh is

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for "forest gate," and contains the last remaining

dry forests The tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forest is a habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature and is located at tropical and subtropical latitudes. Though these forests occur in climates that are warm year-round, and may receive ...

of southern Khorasan in its surrounding mountains.

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Sarbisheh County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows three districts, six rural districts, and two cities.

References

Counties of South Khorasan Province {{SouthKhorasan-geo-stub