Gonabad County
Encyclopedia
Gonabad County is a county
Counties of Iran
The provinces of Iran further subdivided into counties called shahrestan , an area inside an ostan, and consists of a city centre, few bakhsh and many villages around them. There are usually a few cities and rural agglomerations in each county. Rural agglomerations are a collection of a number...

 in Razavi Khorasan Province
Razavi Khorasan Province
Razavi Khorasan Province is a province located in northeastern Iran. Mashhad is the centre and capital of the province.Other cities and townships are Ghouchan, Dargaz, Chenaran, Sarakhs, Fariman, Torbat-e Heydarieh, Torbat-e Jam, Taybad, Khaf, Roshtkhar, Kashmar, Bardaskan, Nishapur, Sabzevar,...

 in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

. The capital of the county is Gonabad
Gonabad
Gonabad is a city in and the capital of Gonabad County, in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 34,563, in 9,789 families.It is mostly well-known because of the Gonabadi Dervishes and for its qanats, also known as kareez...

. At the 2006 census, its population (including portions of the county that were later split from it to form Bajestan County
Bajestan County
Bajestan County is a county in Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Bajestan. It was separated from Gonabad County in August 2008. At the 2006 census, its population was 29,495, in 8,098 families. The county is subdivided into two districts : the Central District and...

) was 106,158, in 30,357 families; excluding those portions, the population was 76,663 in 22,260 families. Gonabad County has two districts: Central District
Central District (Gonabad County)
The Central District of Gonabad County is a district in Gonabad County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 64,849, in 18,169 families. The District has two cities: Gonabad and Bidokht....

 and Kakhk District
Kakhk District
Kakhk District is a district in Gonabad County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 11,814, in 4,091 families. The District has one city: Kakhk....

. It has three cities: Gonabad
Gonabad
Gonabad is a city in and the capital of Gonabad County, in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 34,563, in 9,789 families.It is mostly well-known because of the Gonabadi Dervishes and for its qanats, also known as kareez...

, Bidokht, and Kakhk
Kakhk
Kakhk is a city in and the capital of Kakhk District, in Gonabad County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 4,015, in 1,252 families....

.

The main villages are Zeebad
Zeebad
Zeebad , meaning beautiful, is the name of a famous ancient city in Shahnameh. According to Shahnameh Ferdowsi , it was the place of a famous war called 12 rokh between Iran and Turan...

 (Zeabad), Mend
Mend
Mend is the critically acclaimed debut album by the Scottish band De Rosa. Released in June 2006, it was voted 16th in Mojo’s top 50 albums of 2006...

, Seno
Seno
- Fictional characters :* Alice Seno/Seno Arisu of Alice 19th** Mayura Seno, Alice's older sister...

, Belond, and Desfan.
The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK