Shahrud County
Shahrud County
شهرستان شاهرود | |
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Coordinates: 35°30′N 55°30′E / 35.500°N 55.500°ECoordinates: 35°30′N 55°30′E / 35.500°N 55.500°E | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Semnan Province |
Capital | Shahrud |
Bakhsh (Districts) | Central District, Bastam District, Beyarjomand District |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 238,830 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
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Shahrud County (Persian: شهرستان شاهرود) is a county in Semnan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Shahrud. At the 2010 census, the county's population (including those portions detached in 2011 to form Meyami County) was 238,830, in 70,598 families; excluding those positions, the population (as of 2006) was 188,183, in 52,613.[1] The county is subdivided into three districts: the Central District, Bastam District, and Beyarjomand District. The county has six cities: Shahrud, Bastam, Mojen, Kalateh Khij, and Beyarjomand.
Notable natives and residents[]
- Bayazid Bastami, 9th century Sufi
- Abu al-Hassan al-Kharaqani (963-1033), Sufi
- (1798-1857), poet
References[]
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
- اطلس گیتاشناسی استانهای ایران [Atlas Gitashenasi Ostanhai Iran] (Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran)
Categories:
- Shahrud County
- Counties of Semnan Province
- Shahrud County geography stubs