Torbat-e Heydarieh County
Torbat-e Heydarieh County
شهرستان تربت حیدریه | |
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County | |
Coordinates: 35°24′N 59°19′E / 35.400°N 59.317°ECoordinates: 35°24′N 59°19′E / 35.400°N 59.317°E | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Razavi Khorasan Province |
Capital | Torbat-e Heydarieh |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 224,626 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
Torbat-e Heydarieh County at GEOnet Names Server |
Torbat-e Heydarieh County (Persian: شهرستان تربت حیدریه, Šahrestâne Torbate Heydarie) is a county in Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Torbat-e Heydarieh. At the 2006 census, its population (including portions of the county later split from it to form Zave County) was 261,917, in 67,735 families; excluding such portions, the population was 195,711 in 51,917 families.[2] The county is subdivided into four districts (bakhsh): the Central District, Bayg District, Kadkan District, and Jolgeh Rokh District. The county has four cities: Torbat-e Heydarieh, Bayg, Kadkan, and Robat-e Sang.
Torbat - Heydarieh city is 1005 km. far from Tehran and is located in a mountainous region on the skirt of mountain having different weathers in different areas. In the past, this city was called "Zaveh", According to a narrative in 13th century AD., Sheikh Haydar -famous Gnostic- was living there. The change of its name from "Zaveh" to Torbat-Haydarieh is related to the life and tomb of this great Gnostic. The existing cultural heritage belong to Sasanian time and 13th century AD. and are as follows: Bazeh Hovar and Robat Sefid fire - temple, Ghotb-e-dinn Haydar, Sheik Haydar, Sheik Abolghasema and Shoh Senjan tombs.
References[]
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)" (Excel). Islamic Republic of Iran.
- ^ "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)
- Torbat-e Heydarieh County
- Counties of Razavi Khorasan Province
- Torbat-e Heydarieh County geography stubs