Esfarayen Explained

Esfarayen
Native Name:Persian: اسفراین
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:North Khorasan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Esfarayen
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Central
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:59490
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Esfarayen (Persian: اسفراین) is a city in the Central District of Esfarayen County, North Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The majority of the population is Kurdish,[3] with a significant population of Tats[4] [5] and Khorasani Turks. The Kurmanji-speaking Kurds are the main inhabitants of the city of Esfarayen and constitute the majority of the population of this city. According to Javadzadeh (2001), the people of Esfarayen are composed of 4 ethnic groups, including the Tatas (Persians), the Turks of Khorasan, the Kurds of Kermanshah, the Hazaras (Barbarians).[6]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 51,321 in 13,376 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 60,372 people in 17,049 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 59,490 people in 17,466 households.[9]

Geography

Location

Esfarayen County neighbors Sabzevar County from the south and southeast, with Faruj County from the northeast, Shirvan County from the north and with Bojnord County from the west, and is located in the southern margin of the Aladagh Mountains along the eastern stretch of the Alborz mountain range. The altitude of Esfarayen is 1,260 meters above sea level.[10]

Education

Esfarayen is a university city in northeastern Iran, and in recent years, with the establishment of several universities, the student population of this city has grown.

Esfarayen Higher Education Complex[11]

Esfarayen University of Technology[12]

Islamic Azad University of Esfarayen[13]

Esfarayen University of Medical Sciences[14]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Esfarayen, Esfarayen County . . 18 May 2023 . 18 May 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20151117024415/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113047 . Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 17 November 2015 . 21 June 1369 . 6 January 2024.
  3. Web site: معرفي اجمالي استان خراسان شمالي. 15 August 2021. fa.
  4. http://jls.um.ac.ir/index.php/literary/article/view/13171 About Tati language of North Khorasan (Persian)
  5. Web site: 'Farhang-e Tāti (Tati Dictionary)' (Tati dialects: 6- Northern Khorasan), Jahandoost Sabzalipour, Rasht: Farhang-e Iliya Press. Second. Edition in 2013 . 2016-02-01 . 2016-06-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160606211409/http://sabzalipour.iaurasht.ac.ir/faculty/Files/111/Staff/Faculty/111_2015-11-22_04.23.07_cv%20sabzalipour%2094.pdf . dead .
  6. Web site: ایگاه واحدهای پژوهشی مراکز استانها . 2022-03-18 . iribresearch.ir.
  7. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 28 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920084106/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/28.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  8. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 28 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119210728/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/North-Khorasan.xls . 19 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  9. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 28 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201027174651/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_28.xlsx . Excel . 27 October 2020.
  10. Web site: Esfarayen - Iran Travel Destination, Guide & Tips . 2022-03-16 . travital.com.
  11. Web site: 2022-06-15 . Engineering Higher Education Complex of Esfarayen profile and admissions information in Iran . 2022-06-27 . YouScholars . en-US.
  12. Web site: Esfarayen University - Department of Electrical, Computer and Industrial . 2022-06-27 . www.education.esfarayen.ac.ir.
  13. Web site: 2022-06-15 . Islamic Azad University, Esfarayen profile and admissions information in Iran . 2022-06-27 . YouScholars . en-US.
  14. Web site: Esfarayen Faculty of Medical Sciences .

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