Tabas County

Tabas County (Persian: شهرستان طبس‎) is a county in South Khorasan Province in Iran.[1] The capital of the county is Tabas. Tabas County was a part of Ferdows County until July 1960.[2] At first, it was a part of the Khorasan province, but moved to Yazd Province in 2001.[3] Finally it is moved to South Khorasan Province in 2013.[1]

Tabas County

شهرستان طبس
County
South Khorasan counties
Location of South Khorasan Province in Iran
Coordinates: 33°35′N 56°40′E
Country Iran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CapitalTabas
Bakhsh (Districts)Central District, Dastgerdan District, Deyhuk District
Population
 (2006)
 • Total63,047
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
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At the 2006 census, its population was 63,047, in 16,845 families.[4] The county is subdivided into three districts: the Central District, Dastgerdan District, and Deyhuk District. The county has three cities: Tabas, Deyhuk, and Eshqabad.

Notes
  1. طبس به خراسان جنوبی ملحق شد. (in Persian). ISNA. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  2. تاریخچه فرمانداری در وب‌گاه فرمانداری شهرستان فردوس‌ (in Persian).
  3. معرفی شهرستان طبس، پیشینه تاریخی (in Persian). Yazd Province Governorship. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  4. "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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