Khaf County

Khaf County
شهرستان خواف
County

Razavi Khorasan counties

Location of Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran
Coordinates: 34°30′N 60°00′E / 34.500°N 60.000°E / 34.500; 60.000Coordinates: 34°30′N 60°00′E / 34.500°N 60.000°E / 34.500; 60.000
Country  Iran
Province Razavi Khorasan Province
Capital Khaf, Iran
Bakhsh (Districts) Central District, Sangan District, Jolgeh Zozan District, Salami District
Population (2016)
  Total 140,000
Time zone UTC+3:30 (IRST)
  Summer (DST) UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Khaf County at GEOnet Names Server

Khaf County (Persian: شهرستان خواف, Šahrestâne Xvâf) is a county in Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Khaf. It is a small border town about 350 km ( or 265 km?) from Mashhad.

the historical city of Zozan is located close to Khaf and is registered in the world heritage tentative list by UNESCO.[1] At the 2006 census, the county's population was 108,964, in 23,896 families.[2]

The county consists of four districts: Central District, Sangan District, Jolgeh Zozan District, and Salami District.

The county contains five cities: Khaf, Nashtifan, Qasemabad, Salami, and Sangan.

References

  1. Zozan-Khaf World Heritage tentative List by UNESCO
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
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