South Khorasan province
South Khorasan Province (Persian: استان خراسان جنوبی Ostān-e Khorāsān-e Jonūbī ) is a province in eastern Iran. Birjand is the centre of the province. Other major cities include Ferdows, Tabas and Qaen.
South Khorasan Province
استان خراسان جنوبی | |
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 Location of South Khorasan within Iran | |
| Coordinates: 32.8653°N 59.2164°E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Capital | Birjand |
| Counties | 11 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 69,555 km2 (26,855 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 636,420 |
| • Density | 9.1/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+04:30 (IRST) |
| Main language(s) | Persian |
Related pages
Other websites
- The text of the law for division of Khorasan into three provinces (in Persian) Archived 2005-04-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Cultural Heritage Foundation of Khorasan Archived 2005-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
Places next to South Khorasan province | |
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Alborz • Ardabil • Bushehr • Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari • East Azarbaijan • Isfahan • Fars • Gilan • Golestan • Hamadan • Hormozgan • Ilam • Kerman • Kermanshah • Khuzestan • Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad • Kordestan • Lorestan • Markazi • Mazandaran • North Khorasan • Qazvin • Qom • Razavi Khorasan • Semnan • Sistan and Baluchestan • South Khorasan • Tehran • West Azarbaijan • Yazd • Zanjan |  Flag of Iran | |
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