Esfarayen County

County in North Khorasan province, Iran

For the city, see Esfarayen.

County in North Khorasan, Iran

Esfarayen County

Persian: شهرستان اسفراین

County

Location of Esfarayen County in North Khorasan province (bottom right, green)

Location of North Khorasan province in Iran

Coordinates: 36°57′N 57°31′E﻿ / ﻿36.950°N 57.517°E﻿ / 36.950; 57.517[1]
Country|  Iran
Province| North Khorasan
Capital| Esfarayen
Districts| Central, Zorqabad
Population

(2016)[2]

• Total

| 120,513
Time zone| UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Esfarayen County at GEOnet Names Server

Esfarayen County (Persian: شهرستان اسفراین) is in North Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Esfarayen.[3]

## History

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In 2023, Bam and Safiabad District[a] was separated from the county in the establishment of Bam and Safiabad County and renamed the Central District. At the same time, Daman Kuh and Zorqabad Rural Districts were separated from the Central District of Esfarayen County in the formation of Zorqabad District.[4]

## Demographics

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### Language and ethnicity

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The surrounding mountains and deserts have become totally Kurdish and Turkmen in their ethnicity and language. It was only Esfarayen that resisted the flood of violence that swept away the ancient and sedentary Persian-speaking farmers and townsfolk of northern Khorasan, starting with the Mongol invasion, the coming of destructive tribes, and finally the massive murder and depopulation of northern Khorasan in the 18th and 19th centuries by the hands of Turkmen raiders and slave catchers.

Khorasani Persians were found in great numbers at the slave markets of Khiva and Kashgar in China in the late 19th century, being sold by the Turkmens. Esfarayen preserves what the entire northwestern Khorasan (including the whole southern half of Turkmenistan) must have looked like before the avalanche of the Turkic nomadic invasion began in the 11th century.

### Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 119,152 in 30,307 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 127,012 people in 35,903 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 120,513 in 36,519 households.[2]

### Administrative divisions

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Esfarayen County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Esfarayen County Population  Administrative Divisions | 2006[5] | 2011[6] | 2016[2]

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Central District | 99,381 | 107,743 | 103,603
Azari RD | 13,596 | 14,762 | 14,203
Daman Kuh RD | 7,887 | 7,641 | 7,252
Milanlu RD | 3,936 | 3,293 | 3,904
Ruin RD | 15,810 | 15,266 | 14,135
Zorqabad RD | 6,831 | 6,409 | 4,619
Esfarayen (city) | 51,321 | 60,372 | 59,490
Bam and Safiabad District[b] | 19,771 | 19,133 | 16,887
Bam RD | 9,041 | 7,888 | 6,902
Safiabad RD | 7,683 | 7,718 | 6,558
Safiabad (city) | 3,047 | 3,527 | 3,427
Zorqabad District[c] |  |  |
Daman Kuh RD |  |  |
Zorqabad RD |  |  |
Total | 119,152 | 127,012 | 120,513
RD = Rural District

## See also

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Media related to Esfarayen County at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

## Notes

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1. ^ Renamed the Central District of Bam and Safiabad County[4]
2. ^ Transferred to Bam and Safiabad County after the 2016 census and renamed the Central District of Bam and Safiabad County[4]
3. ^ Established after the 2016 census[4]

## References

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1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (26 October 2024). "Esfarayen County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 26 October 2024.
2. ^ a b c Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): North Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2015) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 3223.1.5.53; Approval Letter 3808-907; Notification 84902/T125K. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2024 - via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
4. ^ a b c d Mokhbar, Mohammad (14 May 2022) [Approved 19 November 1401]. Approval regarding the national divisions of North Khorasan province. sdil.ac.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Proposal 66803; Notification 214678/T59030AH. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2024 - via Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute.
5. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): North Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): North Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 - via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.

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North Khorasan province, Iran

Capital|

* Bojnord

Counties and cities|

| Bojnord County|

* Bojnord
* Hesar-e Garmkhan
* Raz

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Esfarayen County|

* Esfarayen
* Safiabad

Faruj County|

* Faruj

Garmeh County|

* Garmeh
* Daraq

Jajrom County|

* Jajarm
* Sankhvast
* Shoqan

Maneh and Samalqan County|

* Ashkhaneh
* Pish Qaleh
* Qazi

Shirvan County|

* Shirvan
* Lujali

Sights|

* Sari Gol protected area
* Mofakham mirror house
* Salook Protected Area

populated places|

* List of cities, towns and villages in North Khorasan Province

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Esfarayen County

Capital|

* Esfarayen

Districts|

| Central|

| Cities|

* Esfarayen

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Rural districts
and villages|

| Azari|

* Abbasabad
* Abri Tappeh
* Aliabad-e Alu
* Atimoz
* Baba Cheshmeh
* Chah Talekh
* Danj
* Dowlatabad
* Fartan-e Kohneh
* Fartan-e Tazeh
* Firuzabad
* Garati
* Gom Eshaq
* Hesari-ye Gazerani
* Izi
* Jowshaqan
* Kabutar Khaneh
* Kalateh-ye Mirza Rahim
* Kalateh-ye Sanjar
* Kushki
* Nasrabad
* Qahremanabad
* Qasem Khan
* Qasemabad
* Sinan
* Valiabad

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Daman Kuh|

* Akbarabad
* Astain
* Chahar Borj
* Dehik
* Firuziyeh
* Hebsabad
* Hoseynabad-e Khankowr
* Jafarabad
* Kalateh-ye Khvosh
* Kalateh-ye Mansurabad
* Kalateh-ye Molla Aziz
* Khaledabad
* Sarmaran
* Tuy
* Zari

Milanlu|

* Anushirvan
* Barastu
* Bidvaz
* Dar Parchin-e Olya
* Dar Parchin-e Sofla
* Ganjdan
* Hasanabad
* Hesar-e Kazimabad
* Jan Ahmadi
* Kalateh-ye Habib
* Kalateh-ye Pialeh
* Karimabad-e Olya
* Ordaghan
* Parkanlu
* Qaleh-ye Sefid
* Qazaqi
* Sar Cheshmeh
* Sarkanlu
* Shur-e Bala
* Shur-e Sofla
* Sorkh Qaleh
* Sorkh Qaleh-ye Kordha

Rezqabad|

* Adkan
* Ajqan
* Aliabad
* Chehel Dokhtaran
* Chehel Hesar
* Derazpey
* Emarat
* Gazrabi
* Gurpan
* Hoseynabad-e Kordha
* Kalateh-ye Alimardan
* Kalateh-ye Bozorg
* Kalateh-ye Nish Kesh
* Kalateh-ye Reza
* Kalateh-ye Shur
* Kheyrabad
* Kuran
* Mehdiabad
* Mehrabad
* Naqiabad
* Nish Kish
* Qaleh Now-ye Anqolabi
* Rahimabad
* Rezqabad
* Sorkh Cheshmeh
* Zamanabad

Ruin|

* Aminabad
* Araqi
* Baghi
* Bazanaj
* Borj
* Dowri
* Fariman
* Garmeh Khush
* Hasanabad-e Chenar Sukhteh
* Hesar-e Kordha
* Hesari
* Iraj
* Kalat
* Kalateh-ye Sadat
* Kesreq
* Khushin
* Mahmudi
* Maragheh
* Morghdari-e Sang-e Sefidi
* Palang Darreh
* Ruin
* Sast
* Shiruyeh

Bam and Safiabad|

| Cities|

* Safiabad

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Rural districts
and villages|

| Bam|

* Anbarabad
* Aq Qaleh
* Aqech
* Ardin
* Baba Qodrat
* Bam
* Bani Dar
* Bekrabad
* Bishabad
* Chahar Mast
* Dahaneh-ye Ojaq
* Dastjerd
* Fathabad
* Ghuzeh Zan
* Isa Bagh
* Jahan
* Kalateh-ye Bam
* Karizdar
* Kushkandar
* Now Deh Bam
* Qarzi Karji
* Quch Qar
* Tarkheh
* Zali

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Safiabad|

* Abbasabad
* Alast-e Olya
* Alast-e Sofla
* Aqazadeh
* Bagheshjerd
* Dahaneh-ye Shirin
* Dulchah
* Esfid
* Gappaz
* Gesk
* Jowzaqeh
* Mangeli-ye Olya
* Mangeli-ye Sofla
* Maqsudabad
* Neyab
* Qanbar Baghi
* Qarah Chah
* Qarzi
* Ravokh
* Zanaft

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