Gonabad County

County in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran

Not to be confused with Gonbad-e Kavus County or Gonbaki County.

For the capital city of this county, see Gonabad. For the city in Mashhad County, see Gonabad.

County in Razavi Khorasan, Iran

Gonabad County

Persian: شهرستان گناباد

County

Castle of Yazdegerd III

Location of Gonabad County in Razavi Khorasan Province (bottom, pink)

Location of Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran

Coordinates: 34°26′N 58°52′E﻿ / ﻿34.433°N 58.867°E﻿ / 34.433; 58.867[1]
Country|  Iran
Province| Razavi Khorasan
Capital| Gonabad
Districts| Central, Kakhk
Area

• Total

| 5,789 km2 (2,235 sq mi)
Elevation

| 1,105 m (3,625 ft)
Population

(2016)[2]

• Total

| 88,753
• Density| 15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Gonabad County (Persian: شهرستان گناباد) is in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Gonabad.[3]

## History

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After the 2006 National Census, Bajestan District was separated from the county in the establishment of Bajestan County.[4] The village of Rushnavand was elevated to the status of a city in 2020.[5]

## Demographics

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### Population

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At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 106,158, in 30,357 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 80,783 people in 24,292 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 88,753 in 27,607 households.[2]

### Administrative divisions

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

Gonabad County Population  Administrative Divisions | 2006[6] | 2011[7] | 2016[2]

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|
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Central District | 64,849 | 69,773 | 76,427
Howmeh RD | 16,701 | 18,727 | 20,989
Pas Kalut RD | 8,762 | 9,331 | 9,164
Bidokht (city) | 4,823 | 5,348 | 5,501
Gonabad (city) | 34,563 | 36,367 | 40,773
Rushnavand (city)[a] |  |  |
Bajestan District[b] | 29,495 |  |
Bajestan RD | 3,382 |  |
Jazin RD | 5,294 |  |
Yunesi RD | 6,334 |  |
Bajestan (city) | 11,136 |  |
Yunesi (city) | 3,349 |  |
Kakhk District | 11,814 | 11,010 | 12,326
Kakhk RD | 3,052 | 2,354 | 2,809
Zibad RD | 4,747 | 4,243 | 4,892
Kakhk (city) | 4,015 | 4,413 | 4,625
Total | 106,158 | 80,783 | 88,753
RD = Rural District

## Geography

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Gonabad is in a plate area on the north of the Brakoh mountain or Kūh-e Tīr Māhī[8]

## Historical places

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* Bidokht
* Kakhk
* Kūh-e Tīr Māhī
* Qanats of Gonabad
* Zibad

## Gallery

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* Zibad Castle

* Zibad Mountain

* Sassanian Castel

* Ancient water clock used in a qanat of Gonabad 2500 years ago

## See also

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* Davazdah Rokh
* Zibad
* Kūh-e Tīr Māhī
* Traditional water sources of Persian antiquity

Media related to Gonabad County at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

## Notes

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1. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[5]
2. ^ Transferred to Bajestan County[4]

## References

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1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (31 October 2024). "Gonabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
2. ^ a b c Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. 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 Davodi, Parviz (29 October 2019) [Approved 18 September 1386]. Approval letter regarding reforms of national divisions in Razavi Khorasan province, Gonabad County. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 93023/42/4/1; Notification 161409/T38028K. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2023 - via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
5. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (23 June 2020) [Approved 28 February 1399]. Approval regarding the conversion of Rushnavand village in Pas Kalut Rural District, Central District of Gonabad County, Khorasan Razavi province. sdil.ac.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Proposal 112525; Notification 20453/T56944AH. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2025 - via Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute.
6. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Razavi 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.
7. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Razavi Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 - via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
8. ^ Ajam, Mohammad. Geography and tribes and minorities in Khorasan, research published 1992, University of Imam Sadegh, Tehran

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Razavi Khorasan province

Capital|

* Mashhad

Counties and cities|

| Bajestan County|

* Bajestan
* Yunesi

|

Bakharz County|

* Bakharz

Bardaskan County|

* Bardaskan
* Anabad
* Shahrabad

Chenaran County|

* Chenaran

Dargaz County|

* Dargaz
* Chapeshlu
* Lotfabad
* Now Khandan

Davarzan County|

* Davarzan

Fariman County|

* Fariman
* Farhadgerd
* Qalandarabad
* Sefid Sang

Firuzeh County|

* Firuzeh
* Hemmatabad

Golbahar County|

* Shahr Jadid-e Golbahar
* Golmakan

Gonabad County|

* Gonabad
* Bidokht
* Kakhk

Joghatai County|

* Joghatai

Joveyn County|

* Neqab

Kalat County|

* Kalat
* Shahr-e Zow

Kashmar County|

* Kashmar
* Farg Qaleh

Khalilabad County|

* Khalilabad
* Kondor

Khoshab County|

* Soltanabad

Khaf County|

* Khvaf
* Nashtifan
* Qasemabad
* Salami
* Sangan

Kuhsorkh County|

* Rivash

Mahvelat County|

* Feyzabad
* Shadmehr

Mashhad County|

* Mashhad
* Malekabad
* Razaviyeh

Nishapur County|

* Nishapur
* Chekneh
* Darrud
* Kharv
* Eshqabad
* Qadamgah

Quchan County|

* Quchan
* Bajgiran

Roshtkhar County|

* Rashtkhvar
* Jangal

Sabzevar County|

* Sabzevar
* Rud Ab

Salehabad County|

* Salehabad

Sarakhs County|

* Sarakhs
* Mazdavand

Sheshtamad County|

* Sheshtomad

Taybad County|

* Taybad
* Kariz
* Mashhad Rizeh

Torbat-e Heydarieh County|

* Torbat-e Heydarieh
* Bayg
* Kadkan
* Robat-e Sang

Torbat-e Jam County|

* Torbat-e Jam
* Nasrabad
* Nilshahr
* Samiabad-e Arbab Din Mohammad

Torqabeh and Shandiz County|

* Torqabeh
* Shandiz

Zaveh County|

* Dowlatabad

Zeberkhan County|

* Darrud
* Kharv
* Qadamgah

Landmarks|

* Abbasabad Complex
* Tomb of Abdolabad
* Aliabad Tower
* Amin al-tojar Caravansarai
* Atashgah Manmade-Cave
* Atashgah Castle
* Firuzabad area
* Firuzabad Tower
* Goharshad Mosque
* Haj Soltan Religious School
* Haji Jalal Mosque
* Haruniyeh Dome
* Imam Reza shrine
* Imamzadeh Hamzeh, Kashmar
* Imamzadeh Seyed Morteza
* Jameh Mosque of Kashmar
* Jameh Mosque of Marandiz
* Jameh Mosque of Nishapur
* Jameh Mosque of Sabzevar
* Karat Minaret
* Khosrogerd Minaret
* Kondor Ab anbars
* Kūh-e Tīr Māhī
* Mausoleum of Attar of Nishapur
* Mausoleum of Omar Khayyám
* Khalilabad Hot Spring
* Pamenar Mosque, Sabzevar
* Qanats of Ghasabeh
* Ribat of Kabudan
* Ribat of Sharaf
* Rig castle
* Shahi Dam
* Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami mausoleum complex
* Seyyed Bagher Ab anbar
* Shadiyakh
* Sir Cave
* Tandooreh National Park
* Tomb of Baba Loghman
* Tomb of Boghrat
* Tomb of Ferdowsi
* Tomb of Hadi Sabzevari
* Tomb of Hassan Modarres
* Tomb of Heydar Yaghma
* Tomb of Kamal-ol-molk
* Tomb of Khajeh Rabie
* Tomb of Nader Shah
* Qal'eh Dokhtar, Kuhsorkh

General|

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

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Gonabad County

Capital|

* Gonabad

Districts|

| Central|

| Cities|

* Gonabad
* Bidokht

|

Rural Districts
and villages|

| Howmeh|

* Azizabad
* Bagh-e Asiya
* Behabad
* Bilond
* Chah-e Masha Shomareh Do Markuhak Abdi
* Chah-e Masha Shomareh Yek Markuhak Safari
* Chah-e Shomareh 5 Markuhak
* Dowlui
* Gonabad Industrial Park
* Hofman Brickworks
* Hoseynabad
* Kalateh-ye Kolukh
* Kalateh-ye Mesgarha
* Kalateh-ye Now
* Khara Brickworks
* Kheybari
* Mend
* Now Deh-e Gonabad
* Qanbarabad
* Quzhd
* Rahn
* Riab

|

Pas Kalut|

* Aruk
* Asu Jadid
* Bimorgh
* Chah-e Meyghuni Pain
* Chah-e Namak
* Geysvarnusazi
* Hajjiabad
* Howz-e Sorkh
* Jafarabad
* Kalateh-ye Mazar
* Now Deh-e Pashtak
* Rahmatabad
* Rushnavand
* Shurab-e Nusazi
* Tuklabad

Kakhk|

| Cities|

* Kakhk

|

Rural Districts
and villages|

| Kakhk|

* Ali Mansuri
* Bakhtabad-e Bala
* Borjuk
* Deh Now
* Disfan
* Fakh
* Idu
* Kabutrakuh
* Kajabad
* Kalateh-ye Now
* Kalateh-ye Shams
* Kalateh-ye Sheykhi
* Kareshk
* Khanik
* Khunabad
* Kisk
* Kuh-e Qaleh Sofla
* Mahabad-e Olya
* Marghesh
* Meghas
* Meymand
* Mollaabad
* Najmabad
* Nehjaz-e Pain
* Ostad
* Pachk
* Pay Gadar
* Razg
* Rezu Sofla
* Sarang-e Sofla
* Senjetak
* Shahrah
* Shashak
* Tak Meydan
* Tak-e Zow
* Ziruk
* Zu Salehabad

|

Zibad|

* Beyhud
* Dar Sufeh
* Fudenjan
* Gonbatuk
* Haravanj
* Kalat
* Kalateh-ye Seyyed Ali
* Kalateh-ye Shahab
* Khatumeh
* Mohammadabad-e Lab-e Rud
* Musiraz
* Now Deh-e Meyrmaharab
* Raqqasan
* Razuyeh
* Ruchi
* Sanu
* Saqi
* Sar Asiab
* Shirazabad
* Zibad
* Zirjan

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