Shirvan [1] ( pers. شیروان ) - a city in the north-east of Iran , in the territory of the northern Khorasan . The administrative center of the same name shakhrestan .
| City | |
| Shirvan | |
|---|---|
| شیروان | |
| A country |  Iran |
| Ostan | North Khorasan |
| Shahrestan | Shirvan |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | 1 104 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 3: 30 |
| Population | |
| Population | 82 790 people ( 2006 ) |
| Official language | Farsi |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +98 585 |
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Geography
The city is located in the northeastern part of the ostan, in the valley of the Atrek river, south of the Kopetdag ridge. The absolute height is 1104 meters above sea level [2] . Shirvan is located approximately 50 kilometers east of Bojnurd , the provincial capital and 595 kilometers east-northeast (ENE) of Tehran , the country's capital.
Population
According to the census, in 2006 the population was 82,790 people [3] .
| 1986 | 1991 | 1996 | 2006 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48,688 | 58 940 | 70 028 | 82,790 | 91 339 [4] |
Attractions
- Mausoleum of Teimuri ( VIII century ) [5] .
- Imamzade Khamze Reza ( XII century ) [6] .
Notes
- ↑ Iran. Reference map (scale 1: 2 500 000). - GUKG, 1986
- ↑ Shirvan, Iran Page (inaccessible link) . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer. Date of treatment January 1, 2013. Archived March 4, 2016.
- ↑ Shīravān ( inaccessible link) . World Gazetteer. Date of treatment January 1, 2013. Archived January 26, 2013.
- ↑ alleged
- ↑ Teimoori Tomb . iran travel, tourism and touring. Date of treatment January 1, 2013. Archived January 26, 2013.
- ↑ Imamzadeh Hamzeh Reza . iran travel, tourism and touring. Date of treatment January 1, 2013. Archived January 26, 2013.