Qaen County

Qaen County
Persian: شهرستان قائن
Location of Qaen County in South Khorasan province (top right, purple)
Location of Qaen County in South Khorasan province (top right, purple)
Location of South Khorasan province in Iran
Location of South Khorasan province in Iran
Coordinates: 33°39′N 59°15′E / 33.650°N 59.250°E / 33.650; 59.250[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CapitalQaen
DistrictsCentral, Nimbeluk, Sedeh
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total116,181
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Qaen County at GEOnet Names Server

Qaen County (Persian: شهرستان قائن)[a] is in South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qaen.[3] This city is known as “Capital of Saffron”.

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (21 March 2023). "Qaen County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ 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.


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