Shakhen Rural District

Not to be confused with Shakhenat District or Shakhenat Rural District.
For the village, see Shakhen.

Shakhen Rural District
Persian: دهستان شاخن
Rural District
Shakhen Rural District is located in Iran
Shakhen Rural District
Shakhen Rural District
Coordinates: 33°23′43″N 59°31′38″E / 33.39528°N 59.52722°E / 33.39528; 59.52722[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CountyBirjand
DistrictShakhenat
CapitalShakhen
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total5,372
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Shakhen Rural District (Persian: دهستان شاخن) is in Shakhenat District of Birjand County, South Khorasan province, Iran.[3] Its capital is the village of Shakhen.[4]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (18 March 2023). "Shakhen Rural District (Birjand County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Jahangiri, Ishaq (15 February 1400). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Birjand County, South Khorasan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (17 June 1374). "Divisional reforms within Khorasan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2024.