Razavi Khorasan Province
Persian: استان خراسان رضوی | |
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 Location of Khorasan-e Razavi province within Iran | |
| Coordinates: 35°47′N 58°42′E / 35.783°N 58.700°E[1] | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Region | Region 5 |
| Capital | Mashhad |
| Counties | 34 |
| Government | |
| • Governor-general | Gholam Hossein Mozaffari |
| Area | |
• Total | 118,884 km2 (45,901 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 3,211 m (10,535 ft) |
| Lowest elevation (Sarakhs) | 299 m (981 ft) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 6,434,501 |
• Estimate (2020) | 6,871,000[2] |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Khorasani (Persian: خراسانی) |
| Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
| Area code | 051 |
| ISO 3166 code | IR-09 |
| Main language(s) | Persian |
| HDI (2017) | 0.781[4] high · 19th |
| Website | http://ostandari.khorasan.ir/ |
Razavi Khorasan province (Persian: استان خراسان رضوی)[a] is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, located in northeastern Iran. Its capital is the city of Mashhad, the second-most-populous city in Iran.[5]
Razavi Khorasan is one of the three provinces that were created after the division of Khorasan Province in 2004. In 2014, it was placed in Region 5[6] with Mashhad as the location of the region's secretariat.
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (28 October 2024). "Razavi Khorasan Province" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
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- ^ 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". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ همشهری آنلاین-استانهای کشور به ۵ منطقه تقسیم شدند (Provinces were divided into 5 regions). Hamshahri Online (in Persian). 22 June 2014. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014.
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