Sarbisheh County

Sarbisheh County
شهرستان سربیشه
County

South Khorasan counties

Location of South Khorasan Province in Iran
Coordinates: 32°24′N 60°05′E / 32.400°N 60.083°E / 32.400; 60.083Coordinates: 32°24′N 60°05′E / 32.400°N 60.083°E / 32.400; 60.083
Country  Iran
Province South Khorasan Province
Capital Sarbisheh
Bakhsh (Districts) Central District, Mud District
Population (2006)
  Total 37,591
Time zone UTC+3:30 (IRST)
  Summer (DST) UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Sarbisheh County at GEOnet Names Server

Sarbisheh County (Persian: شهرستان سربیشه) is a county in South Khorasan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Sarbisheh. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 37,591, in 10,119 families.[1] The county consists of two districts: Central District and Mud District. The county has two cities: Sarbisheh and Mud.

Sarbisheh--Persian for "forest gate", contains the last remaining dry forests of southern Khorasan in its surrounding mountains.

References

  1. "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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