Torbat-e-Heydarieh County
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Torbat-e-Heydarieh 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 Torbat-e Heydarieh
Torbat-e Heydarieh
Torbat-e Heydarieh is a city in and capital of Torbat-e-Heydarieh County, in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 119,390, in 31,869 families....

. At the 2006 census, its population (including portions of the county later split from it to form Zave County
Zave County
Zave County or Zaveh County is a county in Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Dowlatabad. It was separated from Torbat-e-Heydarieh County in October 2008. At the 2006 census, its population was 66,206, in 15,818 families....

) was 261,917, in 67,735 families; excluding such portions, the population was 195,711 in 51,917 families. The county is subdivided into four districts (bakhsh
Bakhsh
A bakhsh is a type of administrative division of Iran. While sometimes translated as county, it is more accurately translated as district, as they are similar to a township in the United States or a district of England....

): the Central District
Central District (Torbat-e-Heydarieh County)
The Central District of Torbat-e-Heydarieh County is a district in Torbat-e-Heydarieh County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 150,643, in 40,349 families. The District has one city: Torbat-e Heydarieh....

, Bayg District
Bayg District
Bayg District is a district in Torbat-e-Heydarieh County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 8,327, in 2,465 families. The District has one city: Bayg....

, Kadkan District
Kadkan District
Kadkan District is a district in Torbat-e-Heydarieh County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 11,855, in 2,941 families. The District has one city: Kadkan....

, and Jolgeh Rokh District
Jolgeh Rokh District
Jolgeh Rokh District is a district in Torbat-e-Heydarieh County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 119,360, in 31,869 families. The District has one city: Robat-e Sang....

. The county has four cities: Torbat-e Heydarieh
Torbat-e Heydarieh
Torbat-e Heydarieh is a city in and capital of Torbat-e-Heydarieh County, in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 119,390, in 31,869 families....

, Bayg
Bayg
Bayg is a city in and the capital of Bayg District, in Torbat-e-Heydarieh County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 3,960, in 1,106 families....

, Kadkan
Kadkan
Kadkan is a city in and capital of Kadkan District, in Torbat-e-Heydarieh County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 3,166, in 840 families....

, and Robat-e Sang
Robat-e Sang
Robat-e Sang is a city in and capital of Jolgeh Rokh District, Torbat-e-Heydarieh County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,344, in 384 families....

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Torbat - Heydarieh city is 1005 km. far from Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...

 and is located in a mountainous region on the skirt of mountain having different weathers in different areas. In the past, this city was called "Zaveh", According to a narrative in 13th century AD., Sheikh Haydar -famous Gnostic- was living there. The change of its name from "Zaveh" to Torbat-Haydarieh is related to the life and tomb of this great Gnostic. The existing cultural heritage belong to Sasanian time and 13th century AD. and are as follows:
Bazeh Hovar and Robat Sefid fire - temple, Ghotb-e-dinn Haydar, Sheik Haydar, Sheik
Abolghasema nd Shoh Senjan tombs.
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