Eshqabad County

Eshqabad County
Persian: شهرستان عشق‌آباد
Location of Eshqabad County in South Khorasan province (top left, green)
Location of Eshqabad County in South Khorasan province (top left, green)
Location of South Khorasan province in Iran
Location of South Khorasan province in Iran
Coordinates: 34°25′36″N 56°43′41″E / 34.42667°N 56.72806°E / 34.42667; 56.72806[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CapitalEshqabad
DistrictsCentral, Kuh Yakhab
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Eshqabad County (Persian: شهرستان عشق‌آباد) is in South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Eshqabad,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 3,965 people in 1,277 households.[3] It was previously the capital of the former Dastgerdan District of Tabas County.[4]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (9 August 2024). "Eshqabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Eshqabad became the twelfth county of South Khorasan". irna.ir (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. 26 July 2024. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.