South Khorasan Province
Persian: استان خراسان جنوبی | |
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 Location of South Khorasan Province within Iran | |
| Coordinates: 32°48′N 58°11′E / 32.800°N 58.183°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Region | Region 5 |
| Capital | Birjand |
| Counties | 12 |
| Government | |
| • Governor-general | Javad Ghenaat |
| • Representative of the Supreme Leader | Seyyed Ali Reza Ebadi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 151,913 km2 (58,654 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 768,898 |
| • Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IR-29 |
| Main language(s) | Persian |
| HDI (2017) | 0.757[3] high · 27th |
| Website | sko.ir |
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South Khorasan province (Persian: استان خراسان جنوبی)[a] is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, located in the eastern part of the country. Its capital is the city of Birjand.[4] In 2014, the province was placed in Region 5.[5]
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (24 May 2024). "South Khorasan Province" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 24 May 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". 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.
- ^ "همشهری آنلاین-استانهای کشور به ۵ منطقه تقسیم شدند (Provinces were divided into 5 regions)". Hamshahri Online (in Persian). 22 June 2014 [1 Tir 1393, Jalaali]. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014.
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